It’s beautifully written and captures a very hard-to-read reality, but one that needs to be shared. Thank you for giving voice to something so many parents experience but rarely put into words. Your worn out working mom’s community love your blog. Please keep it up!!
This is basically what happened to me when I came back to work. Before I went on maternity leave I was told I’d be welcomed back with flexibility and a hybrid schedule because I was so valuable to the company, but while on maternity leave my boss called and said it wasn’t an option anymore. Anytime after that we worked out a new plan that only lasted a month or so before they changed their minds again. After being pretty much being made to go part time so they could hire a new full time person I am finally being forced to either come back into the office full time or quit. I’ll be turning in my two weeks at the end of the year.
I will sound like a broken record. But everyone should join a trade union, regardless of how many employees there are, how new you are in a role, what sector you work in, what level of managerial responsibility you have. Stories like this are heartbreaking and you should never have to deal with this alone. A union has specialists in the law, a legal right to attend meetings with you, and if 50% of you are in a union then the right to collective bargaining. All this is evidence of someone being bullied out so that they quit (which can still be classed as constructive dismissal). The TUC have a website where you can input your details and it recommends a union to join, you do not need to tell your employer and there is no legal requirement for you to become a member of the Labour party either (if your politics don't align).
It’s beautifully written and captures a very hard-to-read reality, but one that needs to be shared. Thank you for giving voice to something so many parents experience but rarely put into words. Your worn out working mom’s community love your blog. Please keep it up!!
This is basically what happened to me when I came back to work. Before I went on maternity leave I was told I’d be welcomed back with flexibility and a hybrid schedule because I was so valuable to the company, but while on maternity leave my boss called and said it wasn’t an option anymore. Anytime after that we worked out a new plan that only lasted a month or so before they changed their minds again. After being pretty much being made to go part time so they could hire a new full time person I am finally being forced to either come back into the office full time or quit. I’ll be turning in my two weeks at the end of the year.
I will sound like a broken record. But everyone should join a trade union, regardless of how many employees there are, how new you are in a role, what sector you work in, what level of managerial responsibility you have. Stories like this are heartbreaking and you should never have to deal with this alone. A union has specialists in the law, a legal right to attend meetings with you, and if 50% of you are in a union then the right to collective bargaining. All this is evidence of someone being bullied out so that they quit (which can still be classed as constructive dismissal). The TUC have a website where you can input your details and it recommends a union to join, you do not need to tell your employer and there is no legal requirement for you to become a member of the Labour party either (if your politics don't align).