harley07860
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? NJ
I was called in my boss's office this afternoon at the end of the day. He is the CFO and overlooks the E-commerce Department which I supervise. I have had excellent reviews at this company for the 3 years and 11 months I have worked for them in this position. I was told that due to the deteriation of morale within the department, I can accept a demotion to an non-supervisory position within the department or submit my resignation. I was told that I had not supervised and/or provided good leadership for the department within the last three to four months.
My boss is in a separate location and been a 'remote' supervisor. He had spoken with the 5 people I supervised at a time that I was not in the office. Three have been in the department for at least one year, one has been there less than a year and is moving out of state today, and the last one has just joined the department less than a month ago.
Other than an informal discussion with my boss last week, regarding the general structure of the department and ways that I was trying to become a better manager, I did not have a clue to this event. I even asked him if the discussion was formal or informal. He stated that it was informal. I did discuss that spirits were low from the staff being over-extended for the last few months and I had asked them to discuss what I could do to improve the situation personally.
Do they have the right to ask me to resign or accept demotion without warning? I do not want to accept the demotion ($10k less a year) and continue to work with these people. If I resign can I receive unemployemtn on being wrongfully requested to terminate. If I am fired, how do I get another job with that skeleton in my closet?
I was called in my boss's office this afternoon at the end of the day. He is the CFO and overlooks the E-commerce Department which I supervise. I have had excellent reviews at this company for the 3 years and 11 months I have worked for them in this position. I was told that due to the deteriation of morale within the department, I can accept a demotion to an non-supervisory position within the department or submit my resignation. I was told that I had not supervised and/or provided good leadership for the department within the last three to four months.
My boss is in a separate location and been a 'remote' supervisor. He had spoken with the 5 people I supervised at a time that I was not in the office. Three have been in the department for at least one year, one has been there less than a year and is moving out of state today, and the last one has just joined the department less than a month ago.
Other than an informal discussion with my boss last week, regarding the general structure of the department and ways that I was trying to become a better manager, I did not have a clue to this event. I even asked him if the discussion was formal or informal. He stated that it was informal. I did discuss that spirits were low from the staff being over-extended for the last few months and I had asked them to discuss what I could do to improve the situation personally.
Do they have the right to ask me to resign or accept demotion without warning? I do not want to accept the demotion ($10k less a year) and continue to work with these people. If I resign can I receive unemployemtn on being wrongfully requested to terminate. If I am fired, how do I get another job with that skeleton in my closet?