Here We Go Again!
So today I got the clean bill of health from my doctor, and called my boss to let them know that I’m available to return next week. And he HESITATED. He told me that they had arranged to have the former employee come in and temp, and that he would have to get [...]
So some of you may recall that I was able to extend my maternity leave by two weeks because of the documentation I got back from my doctor saying my recommended return to work date was October 13. My temp replacement, who is pregnant and due October 5, works her final day tomorrow.
That leaves [...]
I found out yesterday that a co-worker of mine had a miscarriage. I work in a small office, and there are only nine women in the whole joint. Three of us were pregnant. Everyone knew about me and Angela, but not a lot of people in the office knew she was pregnant [...]
Well, since I’ve been nauseous 90% of my workday today, I thought I’d go ahead and tell some of my co-workers (my bosses in particular) that I’m preggers. My snarky boss was actually excited for me, which surprised me. I figured he’d say something appropriately snippy like “What, you trying to get three [...]
Mare-Bear came up to me in the copy room at work and said that she was talking with EF this morning and he asked if I was okay.
“Why do you ask?” M-B responded.
“She looks like she’s carrying. Is she pregnant?”
M-B sat silently for a minute, trying to decide how to answer, and finally said, [...]