My role was restructured when I was on mat leave. I've gone back and another type of worker has been given my job and I'm now in a lower role. Legally, it's ok because my position was a temp contract. But I feel morally and the way it's been handled, it's frankly shite.
I've gone from being top of my game, doing lots of good things to now being way down the ladder, no opportunities for career progression, no line management responsibilities. Other staff are avoiding me and I feel utterly demoralised.
My line manager who has avoided me as much as he can has said either I have to write this as a positive narrative in my head or leave. The positive being that I may be able to go part time now I'm in a lower role.
On paper it sounds really good. I still earn a good wage, should get three full days a week, my job is interesting and not right back at the bottom, I'm starting a new course with a long term view to career change. But, my team who I recruited and nurtured are sniping, there's no steerage, all my initiatives had been appropriated by other colleagues so I feel I'm having to start again, I'm expected to support the person who now has my job and toe the party line.
I just feel like I've made a terrible awful mistake or that I'm really bad at my job but no one ever dared tell me so they waited until I wasn't there to do all this. I have no friends in the work place, no allies in management and I feel no one cares about me or my interests at all. Because its a caring role I find this a real stark contrast to the ethos we promote.
Can anyone help? Should I leave when I've done my 13 weeks, stick it out til I find another job, stick it out until Ds starts school, or something else? We could scrape by on dh's wage but I don't think I could afford my career change course then. Unfortunately it's not the kind of work you could just turn up and do bare minimum, and I'm not that kind of person anyway.