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antillia2020

Hi,

Sorry its a long post. Would appreciate some help.

I have been working for a multinational for about 5 years now. I have cross trained in various roles in my department which I have done for the past 5 years. However in April I was asked to work in an additional role part of the same department which has caused stress levels to go insanely high.

I only do this role 2-3 times a months and can easily be covered by another employee as its a multinational with 100+ employees in same department. I have been suffering from health issue since I started doing that, increased stress levels resulting in chest pains for last 3-4 months.

My GP and a hospital doctor also confirmed that it is due to stress.

Its been a bad year overall with a death in family, Covid and then this. I decided to talk to my manager to see if he can accommodate me being taken off that role until end of the year until things calm down. I even provided them with doctors letter.

They came back to me saying that I have to do it otherwise will result in disciplinary and termination. He prepared a document saying I refused to do the additional role but did not mention the reason why I was asking for it. He also decided to make up a few things as well saying I always refuse to adapt to change and am not working in the companys best interests etc.

This is all false , I have been with the company 5 years and have worked in several roles in my departments without issues. Not a single sick day or late in 5 years.

I have asked for a meeting with management as I wanted to escalate this.

Would appreciate if someone can help with this? Can they fire me for this? My manager clearly provided false info to management and added stuff to it that was never even mentioned by me.

Where do I stand in this situation?

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antillia2020

The management above him knows me longer than they know him with most of them being my direct managers at some stage in the past. They know I am good employee.

To be honest I am considering handing in my notice , even apart from this issue the stress and work load is not worth it. Better jobs out there for definite. I was planning to leave in 3 months anyway well before this so might just hand in my notice

MrsBean

Yeah, it might be a good option to save yourself the stress of dealing with it. The old adage rings try - people don't leave bad jobs, they leave bad managers! Best of luck with everything OP.

beauf

I would approach one of the other managers to poach you back if you know them that well.

thefa

It may be best to hold off on the notice until you have an offer but depends on your circumstances. Can be easier to gain offers while in employment and leave less to explain but can be affected by supply and demand.

Also, might be worth staying with the company in a different department as mentioned above for some added security given the uncertainty in the economy at the moment but, again, depends on your circumstances.

That said, nothing ventured, nothing gained and the current situation will take an even bigger toll if it persist for longer. Best of luck.

OMM 0000

antillia2020 wrote: »

not sure how he can justify puttinh me on PIP.

Hasn't he told you the reasons?

So right now it's he said you said.

Management will side with him.

You need to stop being so stubborn and start playing this more smartly.

bullpost

antillia2020 wrote: »

The management above him knows me longer than they know him with most of them being my direct managers at some stage in the past. They know I am good employee.

To be honest I am considering handing in my notice , even apart from this issue the stress and work load is not worth it. Better jobs out there for definite. I was planning to leave in 3 months anyway well before this so might just hand in my notice

Any update? Would be interested to see how this ended.