Alright so I’m the shift manager at a restaurant in my city, sometime last week, I was 8 weeks pregnant, I had to leave shift early because I felt sick and had a very sore tummy ache which my boss wasn’t been happy about but I didn’t want to be unwell around food and I was terrified there was something wrong with my baby after having these symptoms before a miscarriage previously. Had time off for Christmas, work didn’t know about the pregnancy at the time as we weren’t ready to announce. My first shift back would be the 27th December, I felt off all day, something wasn’t right so we went to the hospital and confirmed missed miscarriage, our babies heart had stopped. My phone was left in my bag in the car and my main focus was on my baby. I was taken for a d&c that night. I called work the next day and apologised that I couldn’t be in and explained that I had a miscarriage and a small procedure. My boss appeared understanding which was great! He told me to come back when I’m ready and take the time I needed off, so I went back last night. Wasn’t ready but I needed cash and to keep my job. The shift went fine, he checked I was ok throughout and it was fine. Comes 9pm when I finish, he takes me up to the office and says “I get it losing a baby must be hard but it’s not an excuse to not be in for work” and I was sort of taken aback and said “I mean it kind of is?” And he proceeded to tell me that this just made me too unreliable and he needed a manager that would be there so I asked him if he had ever lost a baby to which he responded “no. I’ve not, look life just happens to some people but those people have to get on with it” so I made the point that I can’t just get on with it I lost my child and I’ve returned to work 4 days later but nothing was good enough. He told me he’s already covered the rest of my shifts and not to come back, took my store keys off me and that was it. I don’t know how to feel or what to do.

Ps I’m in the UK.