I'm 4 months pregnant and have recently applied for a 3 month secondment to a manager position at my current work place. I haven't got the job, on the grounds that they feel that I may find the responsibility too stressful. D you think this is a round about way of saying 'because you're pregnant' without having to break any rules? The person who got the job is, in my opinion, weak. I have carried her in her current job role for several months, and the interviewer knows this because she is our current manager. I am currently doing different duties to normal ( I can't give too much detail because it could make me too identifiable) and many of these duties are actually the role of the manager position ( that I have just been tuned down for). on the phone today, my manager has asked if I will continue doing these duties to support the new manager in the secondment. Am I being taken for granted? I feel as if I've been told I'm not good enough for the job but will be expected to continue taking on a lot of the workload anyway. I feel like I've supported this girl and now I've been overlooked and will be expected to still carry her in her new role. What I want todo is refuse to do anything that is part of the management role, but I know I'm not that argumentative and it won't do my reputation any good if I want to go back after my maternity leave. I feel really cheated and let down by my employers over this and don't know what to do.
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