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Venting before I explode....

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I officially started my maternity leave today.  Yay!  The downside?  I was up at 8:00 am and it took all of 30 minutes before I was getting calls and emails from work.  I'm a department of one doing the work of  four and had to train my temp in 6 weeks, with a week and a half I between for Christmas.  It's my first day gone and she was ready to quit!  

 I really hope this doesn't become a regular thing because I will be very upset and will demand, despite the fact that I'm not getting paid while on leave, that receive some sort of compensation for having to do some type of work...no matter how minor, while on leave.  It's a bit ridiculous, no?  I'm trying to mentally and physically prepare myself that I'm about to become a mom to something that isn't small, fuzzy and meows a lot.  Can't do that if my job keeps bothering me.  We're about to go through a major upheaval at work with hirings and firings and it makes me nervous for my temp because I showed everything I possibly could and all these minor things that keep popping up that didn't while I was still at work.  

My computer kept acting up.  My temp said she couldn't save a document when I think she just kept missing a step because she was getting so frazzled and nervous.  My computer wouldn't connect to our overseas server.  One of my selspele asked her to do something she didn't know how to do....it was just one thing after another today...typical Monday. 

 ****UPDATE****

For those who say to go to HR...I am HR...among other things.  I did end up going in for about 2.5 hours today for some tax stuff...she didn't know what it was and I couldn't direct her because I didn't know what she was looking at either.  My work computer doesn't have web cam.  It does have a scanner, however, if she's getting interrupted as much I would if I were there, scanning in 36 pages can take a while.  And I made sure my temp marked me in our attendance program.  Today went a lot better than yesterday, though.  I'm chalking it up to nerves on her end and my staff completely forgetting that she is not me. 

I'm also getting conflicting stories.  Temp says salesman got in her face about sending some mail out.  Salesman say he didn't.  And I don't know who to believe here since my sales staff knows our policies.  Unless there was a witness...nothing I can really do...ugh.  But anyway, tomorrow I am going completely off the grid...no phone, no email, no Facebook, nothing.  I want to be left alone for at least 24 hours since I got *nothing* done today that I wanted to...like scrubbing my kitchen down for the 3rd time.

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  • MeghanTTC1MeghanTTC1

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    UGH that would piisss me off so much. Some people don't get it, but good for you for demanding compensation if this happens again.

    I required emergency surgery last year for appendicitis and everyone knew I was in the hospital for 2 weeks. People at work would e-mail me asking me the STUPIDEST question. HELLO! I AM IN THE HOSPITAL!

    Can you just stop answering your e-mails, or send an e-mail to the office saying: "I will be back on X. In the meantime, please forward all e-mails or concerns to Jane."

    I know it's tough. I have my own clients, so there are many things no one would know what to do with the client demand or file except for me, but at the same time, this is DAY ONE of your mat. leave. I hope things get better for you.

     

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  • HopingForOneHopingForOne member
    Yeah..I'd put one of those automatic "I am away from the office on maternity leave until _____" messages on your email, and stop checking it...and as for phone calls...I guess I'd be answering the first couple of days as the new person gets used to the work...but after that, I'd have no patience whatsoever.

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  • namara5532namara5532 member
    I just wouldn't answer the phone.  Unless you have an agreement that includes compensation for working from home, you aren't obligated to help at all.  If you really want to work from home for a week or two though, talk to your boss about it before answering anymore work calls.
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  • MesmrEweMesmrEwe member
    I'd give your boss a call to negotiate something out for the transitional calls in terms of some level of compensation for the work since you are working even at a smaller level.  If you were being paid for maternity leave, it'd be one thing, but since you aren't getting paid, that's the tipping point for negotiating some level of compensation...
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  • greengirl0909greengirl0909 member
    Stop answering the phone, don't reply to the emails. Some companies have a policy in place that if you do any kind of work while on maternity leave, it's a violation of your maternity leave and they can require you to return to work or dismiss you. 
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  • k3montelk3montel member

    imagegreengirl0909:
    Stop answering the phone, don't reply to the emails. Some companies have a policy in place that if you do any kind of work while on maternity leave, it's a violation of your maternity leave and they can require you to return to work or dismiss you. 

    This. I was told by HR that I am not to do any work while off or I could lose my benefits. That would be bad considering I'm going to need my insurance when we're in the hospital. 

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  • caitlindenisecaitlindenise member
    Ugh, how annoying!!! Totally agree with you on getting some sort of compensation because that's ridiculous! They don't need to be stressing you out right now! Grr...!
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  • lizzymo19lizzymo19 member

    imagenamara5532:
    I just wouldn't answer the phone.  Unless you have an agreement that includes compensation for working from home, you aren't obligated to help at all.  If you really want to work from home for a week or two though, talk to your boss about it before answering anymore work calls.

     

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  • knottie3c0525a8a3c64eaaknottie3c0525a8a3c64eaa member
    It is against the law for you to do any type of work while you are on leave because in essence, it is a type of "disability" and that is why they are paying you to stay home. I would talk to HR. It seems like the temp doesn't know what she is doing and is crossing the line. Good luck!
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  • beachbunni307beachbunni307 member
    That sucks a lot and I agree with you in regards to being paid...however...be careful if you are getting any kind of disability pay (don't know what the laws are where you live). In CA, you cannot receive any kind of salary from your employer while you're on disability....and you cannot even receive vacation pay while you're on Paid Family Leave.
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