So I haven't posted in a long time because, well, no one really reads my blog anyway.
I'm 29 weeks pregnant now and it's been a bad, bad week. I found out this week that after the baby is born I won't have a job to go back to. Now, I only work 3 days a week but it's all the extra money that we have. The company I work for has less than 50 employees so legally I guess there's nothing I can do. They told me I'm a great worker, very professional, and loyal to the company but they can't hold my position for that long. Mind you I was only planning on taking 12 weeks off, unpaid. They did say that when I'm ready to come back to work call them and if they have a position open they'll bring me back. That's not a guarantee.
A couple of weeks ago I was discussing this situation with my immediate supervisor (before I knew they wouldn't let me come back) and she asked me what my plans were, as if it were up to me. We talked about both options, coming back or not coming back and she said that the problem was that I was asking for all this time off. Really?!? I'm having a baby, not taking a cruise!! Then she said they wanted someone full time for the position so he/she could help out the scheduler and I offered to work more for them and it still wasn't good enough. I was really looking forward to the extra money before the baby came and they added duties would be a little more challenging. My position now is really pretty dull.
So the day I was told I wouldn't be allowed to come back to my current position she asked me to write the ad for them to place online. I said no but ended up helping her anyway. Management keeps telling me that they want to hire someone this month and give me the month of May to train him/her and then they'll find "projects" for me to work on in June until the baby is born.
The only thing I can say right now is this. When they find my replacement and IF they pay him/her more than I'm making I'm done. Immediately.
