I wonder if someone can tell me if my pregnancy hormones are making me read too much into a situation?
I was recently promoted, following the departure of a colleague to head up a team for our medium sized business. I didn't get a pay rise, and was told to pick my own new title, and to get on with things (huge workload increase). I've done this and feedback has been positive. I was also tasked to recruit a mid-level staff member to report into me to help grow the team.
I then told them I was pregnant, I'm now 18 weeks. Today I'm told that the want me to hire someone "like you or perhaps more experienced" for a role that would be perm but also cover for me when I'm gone, and then potentially still the mid-level person. I can't get any more detail than this senior hire, despite asking. And when I queried if it was feasable to give someone my job when I'm away and then for me to take it back off them when I return I was told that "I can't see that as a problem"
I guess i'm feeling jumpy. Am I recuiting my replacement? Am I no longer leading the team? What is my role compared to thiers? I'm feeling very vulernable. The company is not very formal so I can't read into the way in which the message is conveyed. My manager isn't one to give direct answers and he's away for the next two weeks. It's hard to get a direct answer on anything here.
What should I do, if anything? Something is setting off alarm bells but I'm not sure if it's justified. The firm has a poor track record with maternity returners which makes me more concerned.
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Am I being told to replace myself at work as I'm pregnant?
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FromagePlease · 16/08/2013 09:11
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