I have been working as a mental health counselor at my company for a week shy of 5 years now. I atarted in an entry level tech position and worked my way to tech supervisor then to the clinical team to my current role. Today I was scheduled to meet with my clinical supervisor for my weekly supervision and, to my surprise, a member of HR joined us.
I was being told that I was no longer appropriate for my specific role/position at the company. What they said in the meeting was that I no longer embodied what the company wants this position to be at their organization. Understandable concept to me although I dont agree. In the paperwork they presented to me, it outlined the reason as being because of failing to complete a task and communicating effectively with another department. I had recently received my first write up in my 5 years of being there for sending an email on Friday that I was supposed to send on Wednesday.
Here is where my question mainly comes from. They gave me an option. Stay with the company and take an entry level role at 28% less yearly pay with a totally different work schedule, or be terminated from the company in one week. No corrective action plan. No chance to improve my work to resolve the issue.
I feel as though I am being forced into quitting because they know I will most likely not take the lesser position as it was the role I held 5 years ago before working my way up into my current role. There was no offer of severance or discussion of unemployment. I feel very blind sided by this as my company has been presenting as if all is normal. Just this week they put me on schedule for certain things in June and they also took my picture this week for my five year anniversary which they typically post on social media.
This feels like a very calculated move on my company's part to push me out the door and to force my hand in a way where I may not be eligible for unemployment if needed. It feels as though their decision to let me go is financially driven and not because of my actual performance. I am trying my best to leave assumptions out of the equation though.
If there is any additional information about this situation that is helpful to include let me know. Thank you!