I’ve been working for this IT consulting firm based out of the UK. They have a broad clientele, but they needed someone local to NYC to handle clients located in Manhattan. The issue is I had to run over to their sites within an hour’s notice, no matter where in the city. When I initially took the role, I was assured that on-site visits would be infrequent, once a week max, but they've been way more often. Almost daily.
Every time something went wrong — even if it wasn’t my fault — I found myself being the scapegoat. I was the face clients saw, so I bore the brunt of their passive-aggressive comments. To add to the strain, I started getting blindsided by calls at all hours, weekends included, with no prior warning. My motivation and spirit began to wane.
One day, out of the blue, my boss asks, “What’s your future looking like here?” I tried to be honest, telling her about the mounting anxiety and how the role wasn’t as described to me initially. Instead of offering support, she swiftly hinted that I should step back and even nudged me to draft a resignation letter for September 30th.
I’ve been hunting for another position in this tight tech market. But here’s where my nerves are shot: my manager’s been oddly silent, ignoring my Slack messages and sidelining me from tasks. There’s this feeling I have they might go back on our agreement and push me out sooner. Any thoughts on this? Am I just being paranoid?