Having serious issues getting motivated at work...

Re: Having serious issues getting motivated at work...

• burkems member

  March 2013

  When I was pregnant with DD, I had absolutely no motivation at all. Projects that had to be finished before she came - I barely got them done and did them poorly. I made a $2500 mistake because I was being lazy. It was rough. I daydreamed about staying home (though it wasn't a possibility or even something I'd wanted prior to being 6 months pregnant) or of quitting my job and doing something with less brain power.
  

  I was a new person when I came back from maternity leave. I was more confident than I had been in YEARS and I was ready to tackle anything. I was excited to be at work and went back to my old ways of being efficient and organized. Unfortunately, that didn't change the fact that my job sucked and the people around me refused to be efficient and organized, so I eventually got sucked back into the laziness, but...totally unrelated to being a mom. I have a fantastic job now and I'm hoping that really mitigates the short-timer's attitude I had before going on mat. leave with DD.
  

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• snuggle puggle2 member

  March 2013

  We really need the money, and I carry our insurance through my job so I know quitting is not an option, but everyday all I think about is staying home with LO. I really hope I get my drive back after maternity leave and it just doesn't get worse once I meet him.

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• annagrya member

  March 2013

  I'm having a really hard time focusing on work lately as well. I find myself daydreaming about staying home and taking care of my house better and having more time with the baby. I might be able to swing this at some point but it would be a very scary leap. Does anyone else know if this is a normal passing feeling? From what both pp have said, it sounds like a phase...

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• bananers member

  March 2013

  I'm right there with you all and am comforted slightly by the fact that I'm at least not alone! I have had terrible issues with motivation and distraction lately, and I feel like a terrible employee because of it!
  

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• hogrefea member

  March 2013

  I went through this at about your exact stage when I was pregnant with DS.  DH was a brand new resident making a bare minimum and we had racked up TONS of debt getting him through medical school and me through grad school.  Yet I begged, pleaded, cried, and negotiated with DH to PLEASE let me stay home after LO was born.  It didn't happen and I was so very grateful for my job when I was working and was devastated and again cried for days when my job opportunity was eliminated after DD was born and I suddenly became a SAHM.  I think what you are experiencing is totally normal and expected.  I also believe that once she arrives, you'll get your spark back.  In the meantime, don't beat yourself up.  You've been through so much getting to this point.  It is only natural to be consumed eith her impending arrival...and you deserve to be.  

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• KtrynReu

  March 2013

  Thanks for the kind words and letting me know that I'm not alone. I just feel so guilty because I hate that patients suffer if I don't do my best. 

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• MAdams728 member

  March 2013

  I think it's pretty typical.  It's hard not to be single-minded right now. 

  I've had serious issues staying on track at work.  I am always behind at this time of year because it's our busiest, but now I am way behind.  I feel guilty, because my job is not hard, just tedious, and I have a lot of flexibility.  I also work from home 85% of the time, and I struggle with feeling like I'm taking advantage.   But apparently not enough to kick my butt into gear... 

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Nora1985 member

  March 2013

  I'm having a problem concentrating too... I made a mistake that my manager called me into get office for today. I'm so spacey lately.

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• lumosmaxima member

  March 2013

  I've had a lot of issues with getting things done in a timely manner because I feel so scatterbrained. I used to be able to do 10 things at once, but now even one is a struggle because I feel "all over the place" ALL THE TIME. I've started keeping a small notebook with me all the time so that I can stop, write down whatever random thought popped into my head, and then go back to what I was doing. I split it into two halves - the "baby half" and the "work half". I don't let myself look over the "baby half" till I get home, and then its like a little to do list. It has been helping a lot. 

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