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Ahh the joys of pregnancy. Morning sickness, food aversions, and your boss trying to bully you into quitting… wait a minute, that doesn’t sound right.
I found out I was pregnant at 5.5 weeks along, and to a keen eye my symptoms started being noticeable at 7 weeks. By week 8 I had to take the full week off work as I spent most of this time in the bathroom. What kept me going was the silver lining of the first trimester coming to an end. Unfortunately for me my return to work wasn’t as hopeful.
My boss has always been uptight, and passive aggressive. I described them to my partner as ‘that strict teacher in primary school that never let you feel comfortable’. I didn’t mind their behaviour. As long as you stuck to your deadlines, ensured the day to day operated smoothly, and were willing to jump onto a task not in your job description, you were fine.
In the workplace I’ve always felt appreciated and respected by my boss and clients. Each monthly performance review was met with praise.
Somewhere around 7 weeks pregnant things started to change. My boss started to give my briefings over the phone, and I was only briefed on a project a day or two before deadline. When I’d complete the task I’d be berated for not doing it correctly, and only then receive a written brief with tasks I had not been allocated over the phone. I brushed it off the first time, but by the 4th time in week I knew something was up. Being pregnant and poor, I was determined to push through. Then things got worse. In team meetings I was singled out, told I preform poorly at my job, and every comment I made was criticised. At a different point in the past two weeks I’ve had every team member reach out to me asking if I was ok.
What’s pushing me to my breaking point is now my boss is pushing me to go contracted or casual, which will mean I won’t qualify for paid maternity leave. The worst part of all? My boss is a woman.
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