I manage an office workplace.
One of the girls is very quiet, quite subservient, pleasant and generall minds her own business (is a dream to manage tbh) and gets on with her work.
Recently some of her co-workers have told me she seems pregnant.
I had a very careful talk with her on tuesday last week when she confided that she thought she might be pregnant but was firmly in denial, and thought she might be about 6 months pregnant. (she cetainly looked very pregnant).
She had not tld her parents with whom she lives as she felt they would not be supportive as she was not married. She had also not told her partner as he would definitely not want to keep the baby as he is married himself and was having an affair with this employee.
On Friday the employee spoke to me to tell me she had told both her parents and partner and had visited the doctor (she had had time off so it as feasable), was told she was around 22 weeks pregnant and had been referred to a hospital {place name removed} to discuss the options. This appointment was booked for today.
Today she telephones the ofice to say that the "procedure" had been carried out, she was no longer pregnant and that she will be back to work in a couple of days.
I have never come across this kind of situation before, let alone something being discovered and "dealt with" (for want of a better turn of phrase) so quickly, and am not sure whether to believe the employee. That said, I can think of absolutely no reason why she would lie to me about any of this.
Please don't tell me this is none of my business, I have a duty to manage this team of people - something just doesnt sit right with me, and I feel awaful for even thinking this.