I’m nervous my workforce will disintegrate if I take maternity go away
A reader writes:
I’ve been supplied a promotion to steer my division, however I’ve additionally been attempting to start out a household with my husband for one 12 months (with many failed makes an attempt, loss, and far heartbreak). My firm is conscious of my plans however nonetheless wished me for the place.
Nonetheless, if I get pregnant immediately, I’d be out on go away through the busiest time of the 12 months, placing undue hardship on my firm. I really feel like I wouldn’t be capable to take any go away, as our division is busy continuous, all day lengthy. Any period of time off to look after my baby could be accompanied by continuous cellphone calls and emails. I would wish to do business from home as a result of there are issues in my job that solely I can do.
I do know that life goes on and you’ll’t plan for every part to be excellent, however I don’t need to need to be worrying about issues getting carried out at work if I had been to take 12 weeks of FMLA. I really feel like it’s going to by no means be the correct time to have a child, and I’ll simply hold pushing it again and earlier than I do know it I’ll be out of time. However as a lot as I need a baby, I don’t need to put my firm in a foul place.
Do I postpone rising my household till I’m extra settled in my new place? Or do I simply try to see what occurs, realizing that if I do get pregnant, it’s going to put loads of pressure on my firm in addition to myself?
I reply this query over at Inc. in the present day, the place I’m revisiting letters which have been buried within the archives right here from years in the past (and generally updating/increasing my solutions to them). You can learn it right here.