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I'm on maternity leave for another couple weeks but I am dreading returning to work... My Boss tells me (half joking/half serious) that I'm never allowed to have another PTO or sick day, have another child or take time for myself. Umm, with the birth of a child that is going to happen even MORE than before. I'm not only dreading returning because of that, but because she has super unrealistic expectations and thinks because she is superwoman/workaholic, I should be too. I've always been a hard worker but my motives are different now. Not to mention she is a mom and was a single mother when she had her son, so she should understand...

So my question to you ladies... How do you handle returning to work with a boss who doesn't quite seem to appreciate work/life balance?

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Id be upfront with her. Just having a "back to work" meeting with her when you return. Just basically lay everything, say you're not asking for special treatment because you've had a baby, but rather understanding because you've just had a baby. Things are going to come up and some days you'll need to take PTO or sick days (like anybody else would) and you don't want to made to feel like you're not entitled to that because you've now taken time of for your birth. I'm sure you come to work and do your job and maybe even then some, and what you do and what your needs at home are really her concern. Make sure you have boundaries set. If you still feel under appreciated in that way or any others, have another conversation with her about that. Employers want their employees to be happy so they should be open to your feedback. One of the things I love about my company is they are HUGE on work/life balance and making sure we feel recognized and appreciated. It makes the world of a difference when you have happy workers.

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It doesn't matter what your boss says or thinks. If you have dr notes and are not on probation you can take a sick day. Or take your baby to the dr. They can't fire you for natural things

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Tell him to fu*k the minute they become rude, unappreciative, etc ( if u can afford it ) if u cant and need the job...smile a lot :)

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I had a boss like that before I got strep throat before and he wouldn't let me leave the office cause I was the lead assistant he told me to stay in one of our op rooms and sleep until one of the other assistants needed my help then other occasion I had ectopic pregnancy and had to get surgery he bugged me to come back to work as soon as I got out the hospital. My first born I came back to work two days after I was discharged from giving birth. I quit that job 4 times and he always begged me to come back. One thing I wish I knew how to do was to stand my ground and demand respect no matter your position or who ever is higher up than you I get its a job and they expect you to be at your best which is exactly what your suppose to do but they should be considerate with their employees we are not robots.

P.s He had the nerve to look at me crazy when I ask for a raise after all the bullshit he put me thru going back and forth to 2 offices 6 days a week from 7am-6:30pm most of the time with only 20-30 min lunch. No respect at all

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