David v Goliath

Sambucus_Nigra

Googlewhacker wrote: »

I thought prostitution was?

No - you need somewhere to do it before you can...do it.

Googlewhacker

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

No - you need somewhere to do it before you can...do it.

Don't think they built houses before naturally formed caves

sharpy2010

I've never had a job on a building site, I'm just saying imagine how much worse that would be than sat in an office typing, whether its a converted washroom or not!

Sambucus_Nigra

Googlewhacker wrote: »

Don't think they built houses before naturally formed caves

Aye - but then they didn't NEED or have money......so it wasn't prostitution.

ceridwen

O.P. - sorry to hear that you're in this position.

Depressing to have been put in a converted bathroom - but at least that aspect wouldnt show up on a C.V. for another job (ie "moved from a proper office to a cubbyhole"). Being moved from a semi-managerial position to a typist is a different matter.

My take on this is that they probably really did reorganise your new post that you moved to whilst you were still halfway through transferring over to it. They dont want to upset the person they "seconded" into your old position - by moving them back whence they came from. I dont suppose they want to upset either you or the "secondee" - but the "secondee" has kicked up more of a fuss than they think you are capable of doing. Someone somewhere has said "We're going to upset one of those two people whatever we do. Well the secondee is someone who will hit us with a major tantrum or a solicitors letter - whereas O.P. will only get upset but put up with it." So they decided to pacify the person they felt they would have most trouble with - ie the "secondee".

I think you need to go back to work and make it quite plain that they got that wrong - ie you are capable of "rocking their boat" much more than the "secondee" is and the "secondee" has to be moved out of your old position and you get reinstated in it. There is a fine line that you need to walk very carefully the right side of - ie the side that equals "I am going to give you just SO much trouble until I am put back in my old position" - and not give them any excuse to say you arent doing your job (however your job is defined).

If you do decide to look for another job - then obviously being shoved out of a proper office into a cubbyhole wont show up as having happened (so no evidence available there for another employers eyes of sidelining). As for duties being changed from semi-managerial to typist - why even mention it? Even if they had had you doing typist duties for a couple of years before you moved outside to a new job altogether - the job you keep right on putting on your c.v. is your "real" one (ie the one you have just left/had a "secondee" put in). If they found out about the typist interim job - then you just state that you were "helping out" "temporarily" - ie that you were being helpful (rather than being sidelined/demoted) and that it was "temporarily" (most people would instantly assume temporarily meant a few weeks - no need to point out to them if "temporary" had ended up extending to some months or even years.....).

NB: they might actually be hoping you will find another job elsewhere now - so just make it very very plain to them that "I'm not going anywhere" (even if you hope you might be...) - so they know that this problem will continue to be there unresolved on their doorstep until such time as they put you back into your old position or decide to have the new position available after all..

firesidemaid

i concur with above. do NOT give them an excuse to get rid of you.

take a deep breath, go back to work, do the job they are asking you to do well ((in fact, it should be easy for you, so you should shine).

write a letter asking when the secondment date for your job ends, and therefore, when can you have your job back?

then they will have to reply in writing!

good luck x

ceridwen

....and let everyone (including the secondee:D) know what that date is as soon as you have been given one

ie:

"Oooo...Mrs Gossip...thank goodness I'm back in my old job again as from 1 June..."

"OOOO...Mr Gossip...thank goodness I'm back in my old job again as from 1 June..."

"OOO...Mr Manager...I'm so glad thats been resolved and I'll be back to normal again from 1 June../"