I have been approached by a manager about going for a promotion that has opened up in my team. It’s the worse timing as I’ve been struggling to focus in work and get my current workload done and I’ve had a lot of sick leave this past two weeks related to IVF so I’ve been struggling even more than usual. It’s now 2 years of Infertility and I’m starting to have a lot of anxiety. I have no idea what to do - going for promotion is the last thing I want to do - the thoughts of preparing for an interview and adapting to a new role are awful. But in reality if it wasn’t for IVF I would want the role and be motivated to get it. I feel like an emotional anxious mess and like quitting my job not going for a promotion but there’s also the worry of how I’ll be perceived if I don’t go for it. The manager who called me does know and I told her that for personal reasons I didn’t know if it would be a good idea but she told me to think about it.
How do you all manage job/career and infertility? Is this just another life impact of it that career needs to be put on hold until there either is or isn’t a baby?
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Hisdarkmaterials7 · 21/11/2019 10:01
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