Disassociating yourself from work

JJSunshine817 · March 2011

My leave starts Monday and I know I am just going to be obsessing and wondering about work and how things are going and if things are being done properly while I'm not there. I'm sure they will be but I KNOW I will still be worried about it. For those of you on leave did you feel this way?

TreatsMcGee · March 2011

Yes, I feel this way 100%. I am worried about being gone from work for 12 weeks. My due date is today, but still no sign of baby, so I'm working (from home at least). But I am so anal and just like to handle my work and want it done the way I want it done. haha! Control freak, much?! I guess I just have to let it go. I've tried to have a "talk" with myself about it...like, I do a good job now, my boss knows that and we've planned for my leave since I was 8 weeks pregnant! Long story--but, I understand what you're feeling. Oh, and I think I'm going to deactivate my work email from my blackberry while I'm on leave or I will OBSESS!

carrielakers · March 2011

I'm feeling totally the same way as you. I have been working from home since Monday and freaking out that this is so close (even though I'm ready for our LO to be here.) I have a very fast paced and stressful job and being gone for 12 weeks may drive me insane from lack of control. But, I'm hoping that once this baby is outside and I can re-focus attention from my work to my baby it will make me stress about work a lot less.

snowybride08 · March 2011

It's going to be really difficult for me to not think about work, especially before I actually have the baby. I started leave yesterday and I think I've checked my email at least 10 times. It's so hard to leave my job without thinking about it! I'm sure I'll be a little different after the baby comes, but beforehand I'll be in pretty regular communication with my sub.

BloggingTeach · March 2011

Yes for a little while. I still check my email to keep up to date but overall my DD is most important for now. I'll be back at work in about a month, so I'll worry then.

MissYouDietCoke · March 2011

LOL, this post just made me check my work email!

I know that work will be done well (there's a team of 6 of us, so the other 5 are covering for me). But I would like to be kept in the loop as best I can, so it's not hard to transition back in May.

MissYouDietCoke · March 2011

Also, I have a feeling once our little ones are here, we won't really have time to think about what's going on at work.

mrs.jenRN · March 2011

Work? What"s that? Stick out tongue

I have only thought about how much I dont want to go back, lol!!

JJSunshine817 · March 2011

MissYouDietCoke:
Also, I have a feeling once our little ones are here, we won't really have time to think about what's going on at work.

This is what I am thinking too

Kissimi21 · March 2011

I've been obcessing about work. I love my job and I totally admit to being a little OCD about how my job is done. I didn't want to leave even though I was having dizzy spells almost daily. Poor DH works for the same company and I can't help but drive him crazy with questions even though he works in a different department. Being Canadian, I'm off for a year. I'm hoping once my LO is born I can let go of my work obcession a bit.

musicbaby · March 2011

I knew not trying to check up on work was going to be a problem for me so I made DH promise to help make sure i don't do anything work related during my leave since my work has been extremely stingy with my maternity plan. But since I've started my leave a couple days ago and the baby still isn't here Its hard not to think about work when you don't have a baby to take your mind off of things

RayRay007 · March 2011

I was worried about that before I left on leave. I wanted to make sure I had access to my emails so I could make sure things were being taken care of. I've been off work for almost 3 weeks now and although I've seen my emails bc I get them on my blackberry, I haven't given a damn about work. I am really surprised actually.

bre87 · March 2011

i totally thought that way too. that i would be worried about what was going on. i started taking my laptop home everyday just in case. my leave was supposed to start march 4th since my due date was march 8th. i went into labor february 27th, sunday night. i emailed my boss at 6am that i was in labor. i haven't turned on my work laptop at all. i haven't even set my out of office. lol. i just don't care. i emailed pics to my coworkers like "pass these on, everything is good" but that was from my hotmail account. i'll get around to it.

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