On Friday and Monday we publish the problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Guardian Money supplement, so readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy's own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?
Everything was going fine until 18 months ago when there was a major reorganisation resulting in my degree moving buildings, changing faculties and me getting a new line manager. Pretty much from day one my new line manager has acted aggressively and been inconsistent. He disagrees with everything I say and generally makes my life as difficult as possible. I took this problem to my HR department who sent us to an independent mediation session.
Things got much worse after this and now my line manager threatens to "have me sacked" at every opportunity, he only does this when I am alone with him and never in front of anyone else. I have spoken to my union about this and they don't want to get involved in a dispute between two union members. More recently, my line manager has taken me off all the modules that I teach and reassigned me to teach modules that I know absolutely nothing about. The modules that I used to teach are now being taught by a part-time sessional lecturer. I fear that this will result in a poor performance and, ultimately, in my sacking.
As a new term approaches I feel depressed, isolated and don't know who to turn to for help. I've even contemplated seeing a doctor to see if they'll sign me off sick. I'm very worried as I have a mortgage and loans and don't want to be an unemployed 50-something popular music lecturer. Is my option just to rough it out until the inevitable happens?
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