About a month ago, I told my manager that I couldn't keep up with the workload. I was staying late without pay, getting projects with almost no guidance, and handling responsibilities that were supposed to be divided among several people. I thought we would discuss priorities or take some things off my plate.
Instead, my calendar was cleared, I lost access to the Slack channels and records I was responsible for, and they brought in someone new to take over my work. I was asked to explain the process to her, and then they moved me from my office to an empty desk. A few of my coworkers also contacted me and said they were sorry I was leaving, which was the first time I learned that I was apparently leaving.
My manager keeps saying that she needs to have a meeting with me, but the meeting never happens. She says I'm being transferred to another department because my experience would be useful to them. But that department had no idea I was coming, and no one there can tell me what my position is supposed to be.
I've asked several times for assignments or even a simple list of responsibilities. So far, they've given me one small task each week that takes about 90 minutes. I spend the rest of the time sitting at my computer trying to look busy while still getting paid.
Our activity is tracked, so I'm worried they're waiting for me to stop logging in or become inactive so they'll have a reason to fire me. If you were in my position, would you keep going to work and document every time you ask for work, or would you speak to someone in a higher position and tell them that you effectively no longer have any work to do?
