lilly
03-10-2007, 20:47
Hi there,
I returned from maternity leave in Feb this year. I asked if it was possible to go back to work part time and my boss said yes, but she wanted me to job-share with another girl who was also returning from maternity leave.
The job-share role was essentially half of my previous role and all of her role (which equals too much work). We were able to hire someone to help us but we still struggle with the workload.
The problem is is that since I have returned there has been constant *****ing from the department (mostly women) about the fact that we are job share (they think our role should be one full time position). My boss has since left and the CEO is taking one hell of a long time (over 2 months now) to replace her and what's making matters worse is that no one is empowered to make decisions and anyone who is a leader type, or has a healthy ego is pretty much trying to grab control.
Before I went on maternity leave, the thing I liked most about the company was the people. That was the only reason I really liked working there. I kept in touch with people while I was away and they were really supportive. When I returned, there were some new people in the department who were wary of my return (as they had taken over some of my old duties) but I was fine to move aside and take on other duties.
I believe I have tried to be nice and work hard but I hear things about 'how we shouldn't have been given the role' and 'how we are just going to go and have other kids anyway'. I've also had some new people tell me about 'part time jobs' which they think I would be interested in which are way beneath my experience. I try not to take it personally and I am at a loss to understand why we are not supported. We are open plan at work (though I have an office) but I still can hear pretty much constant whispering (WHICH DRIVES ME INSANE!!)
The thing that hurts me the most is that people I considered to be my friends are no longer talking to me (other than pleasantries). I would have thought that even if they don't like the way our jobshare is working, it wouldn't become a personal issue?
I find that I am waking up at around 4am the mornings before I go to work, in tears because I am dwelling on work and miss the fun working environment I used to be in and the people who I thought were my friends. I am desparately trying to remain positive, but I end up in tears on the way home as well. I feel like I am walking around looking somewhat depressed and/or paranoid which is probably making things worse.:gloomy:
I really don't want to be a sook who just packs it in and gives in to them and ends up getting another job (God knows that good paying part-time jobs are hard to find). But at the same time, feel like I am doing harm to myself.:banghead:
any advice?
I returned from maternity leave in Feb this year. I asked if it was possible to go back to work part time and my boss said yes, but she wanted me to job-share with another girl who was also returning from maternity leave.
The job-share role was essentially half of my previous role and all of her role (which equals too much work). We were able to hire someone to help us but we still struggle with the workload.
The problem is is that since I have returned there has been constant *****ing from the department (mostly women) about the fact that we are job share (they think our role should be one full time position). My boss has since left and the CEO is taking one hell of a long time (over 2 months now) to replace her and what's making matters worse is that no one is empowered to make decisions and anyone who is a leader type, or has a healthy ego is pretty much trying to grab control.
Before I went on maternity leave, the thing I liked most about the company was the people. That was the only reason I really liked working there. I kept in touch with people while I was away and they were really supportive. When I returned, there were some new people in the department who were wary of my return (as they had taken over some of my old duties) but I was fine to move aside and take on other duties.
I believe I have tried to be nice and work hard but I hear things about 'how we shouldn't have been given the role' and 'how we are just going to go and have other kids anyway'. I've also had some new people tell me about 'part time jobs' which they think I would be interested in which are way beneath my experience. I try not to take it personally and I am at a loss to understand why we are not supported. We are open plan at work (though I have an office) but I still can hear pretty much constant whispering (WHICH DRIVES ME INSANE!!)
The thing that hurts me the most is that people I considered to be my friends are no longer talking to me (other than pleasantries). I would have thought that even if they don't like the way our jobshare is working, it wouldn't become a personal issue?
I find that I am waking up at around 4am the mornings before I go to work, in tears because I am dwelling on work and miss the fun working environment I used to be in and the people who I thought were my friends. I am desparately trying to remain positive, but I end up in tears on the way home as well. I feel like I am walking around looking somewhat depressed and/or paranoid which is probably making things worse.:gloomy:
I really don't want to be a sook who just packs it in and gives in to them and ends up getting another job (God knows that good paying part-time jobs are hard to find). But at the same time, feel like I am doing harm to myself.:banghead:
any advice?