Additional Role Dilemma

[barty9]

For the past 18 months, I have taken on a representative role within my company, which involves a paid commitment of 8 hours per month. After a particularly challenging group meeting on Monday with our leadership and wider team, the managing director suggested that I resign. He felt that the meeting resembled an ambush and that he was under significant pressure to address difficult questions.

I now find myself in a dilemma: should I heed his suggestion and resign to maintain harmony, or should I seek further clarification, possibly from HR, before making a decision? Additionally, I feel considerable pressure to step down from this role to avoid causing further disruption. Having been with the company for two years, I want to ensure that I make the right choice.

[atticus]

Is it just the additional role that you are being asked to reason?

If so, isn't that a matter for you to decide? Or is there a legal point you would like to discuss?

[barty9]

Thanks Atticus, I have enjoyed the additional role and the extra money for the past 18months but have a concern that if I don’t resign then the MD will make my day job increasingly difficult and then result in me moving on. My question is can the MD request I resign my additional role for something quite insignificant?

[ULA]

How were you appointed as a representative presumably on behalf of staff in the company?

[barty9]

Hi ULA, I put myself forward for the extra position and was selected alongside one other who is also under a huge amount of pressure to resign.