Hi, I sort of know I am not being unreasonable but I need to vent. I have name changed but pretty long term poster. Going to amend a couple of details.
I have been with my current company for nearly 20 years. I am in the sales team and part of the management and leadership team. I am well thought of in the industry and have been in the company, too. We did go from a small to a large company about 5 years ago so I am now a smaller cog.
My new boss started in October. I have seen him 4 times 2 of which were conferences. He started making murmurings about my flexible working arrangements around Christmas. Just after I won an award for sales person of the group. I am not a traditional “sales person” I am an account manager but as we have no other sales team in my site I do the business development too out of necessity.
I work from home, I work 32 hours a week (but I actually end up doing more) I travel I and I have to visit 6 client a month (pro rata other full time in other parts of the business need to see 8.) this was increased in January from 4 a month. I have to really manage my diary in advance I have a child and no local relatives. I do move things round, get in baby sitters, ask my DH to take a holiday etc. I have managed my own diary now for 10 years and worked at home for 5.
New boss has decided to change the structure. My job will no longer be in the structure apparently and I have to chose one of 2. One closer to my job is wfh but I need to be available to travel on all 4 days I work and at the drop of a hat. So if he calls on Monday I need to make sure I can be with a client on the Tuesday or Wednesday no matter what my circumstances. So I can keep my 32 hours but realistically I can’t travel all the time and never have been able to.
Second job no or limited travel but working from the office. I dont child care when I am working but I do need to be here and the wfh manages that. I used to use after school club but I was asked to work from home by the company and so adjusted my life round that. Including no need for after school club. It’s now full of smaller children.
I spoke to a solicitor they said those jobs are not the same and to offer me them they have to make my position redundant. However they also have to offer me something that fits in with my current lifestyle or I don’t have to agree.
Oh and I am being removed from the management team as the boss says he can be in it now and I am not needed. I have been on the management team for 12 years at least through many managers.
I don’t want to be made redundant, I will never find a job that is as flexible but I also never asked for this much flexibility in the beginning, it was pushed on me. No full time member of staff we have had doing the BD job has met my targets or the number of meeting etc.
I also can’t take any of the jobs if they make me redundant. It’s not fair on my boy or my dog (I know it’s not the same but I wouldn’t have got him if I didn’t work from home) I use a dog walker but I would have to be out of the house from 8 till 6 minimum.
Also my husband earns at least 50% more than me some of this doing overtime and he wouldn’t be able to
So
I wouldn’t be home for my child
I would no longer be a member of the senior team
My husband won’t be able to do any overtime, so we will be bringing in less money.
IANBU to be pissed off, stressed and anxious am I?
How can a company treat someone like this.
What the bloody hell am I going to do.
Thanks for reading all this.