Hello there, I'm just looking for advice on a situation at work. They are re-jigging how we all work, to make the company more efficient and as part of this I have been assigned to a team that didn't exist before. I will be given a new contract to sign at some point as its a change of role.
I was put forward for this role as I am apparently a good fit for it, however, it is doing all the things I hate, for example its client facing. I hate this type of work because I'm socially awkward, go red etc. I have always made it clear in my monthly and annual reviews that this is the sort of thing I am not interested in.
I was told on a Friday and asked to give an answer by the Monday. It was worded as though it was uncertain if there would still be a job for me if I said no. I tried to get as much information as possible about what it would entail but was told very little and not that it would be client facing. I tentatively agreed to give it a go but a few weeks in and I absolutely hate it. I'm completely overwhelmed, there is little support and I feel sick all weekend and every morning at the thought of work.
I dont want to sign my new contract but equally I still need a job to pay my mortgage! Do I have any rights at all? I'm a good worker, I work hard, I put my head down and (normally!) just get on with it. I've only ever had positive feedback about my work so I don't think its a deliberate attempt to get me to leave.
Thank you in advance for any advice anyone can give me.