I got called into a meeting on Friday and found out some of my team are shit stirring and complaining about various things I've done (personally I don't feel these points are valid) I also got in trouble for talking on internal calls and chatting too much in the office. That's totally fine and valid point which I take on board. The thing is they pulled me into a meeting of concern over it with HR and said they had warned me over this already (they fucking never) and now I've got some big action plan I need to achieve which includes going back to doing more of an admin role (Action 40 emails a day including all my current work). If I don't reach the targets it becomes a disciplinary.
One thing that stands out for me with this is the doumentation of the conversations - has anything been documented, and written down on paper? If not, then why not? If I were you I would start to keep a diary of any conversations that go on. I would also get familiar with your contract, T&Cs of emplyment and any job description that you have. If your employers want to change what you are doing, then your T&Cs/contract may need to change to
One thing to be careful of is to not beceme too tied up in emotions, and the personalities of the people involved. I know it is hard, but try to take an objective view of what is going on.
In terms of your action plan: is it acheiveable in the time they have given you to do it? Make sure you can back up everything you do with evidence, and if you think you are not going to be able to achieve it, then speak to your line manager sooner rather than later to flag the issue/negotiate an extension. Be proactive in the task you have been set, it will work wonders (believe me, I have set two of my line reports this stuff in the past, and for them to not show any interest in it was awful for me, and cost them their jobs in the end)
If you really feel it is time to move on - and knowing how your cash-flow often is! - get signed up with some temp agencies before you go, so that at least you will have cash coming in asap.
At the end of the day if you really do hate it, and have been for a while, it may be time to move on to something new. Life is too short, and moves to quickly to plod on with something that gets you down :)
