Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

Advice about retraining after Maternity

2 replies

Workadviceplease · 01/11/2024 10:53

Really anxious about returning to work next week. I have been off a year with my baby. This all stems from a previous bad experience at my work place.

I was thrown in the deep end right away. There are 2 days in the week where the operation is light and I am required to work alone. I am fine with this however when issues would arise (error messages on the system) i'd try to resolve them and after trying a few times I would ring my team leader and she wouldn't answer.

I would then get a call back hours later when it's already too late and delays have been caused. I would then be asked the following day "what happened yesterday? Why was there a delay?"

During my training i'd ask questions like "what if this happens, how do you get by it? Just so I know for when i'm alone. I don't want to be stuck" the answer was always "if that happens then we will show you what to do". However this was never the case and I was made to feel I am disturbing my TL.

Throughout the next few months I learnt by myself through making mistakes, some big and some small and eventually put together a big booklet of screenshots/processes/tips. I have unfortunately lost this since going on maternity leave

Of course I remember the process still but system wise a lot has changed apparently. I was also told yesterday by my TL "i'm sure you will be fine, surely you don't need to be retrained, you've only been off a year not a decade" I am dreading going back now. It was extremely stressful last time and losing my notes doesn't help.

Not sure what i'm after really, advice or experience? I love my job but the lack of support and training is awful

OP posts:
Workadviceplease · 01/11/2024 10:56

And just to add I will be back to working 2 days by myself again and worried about being completely stuck like I was when I first got the job. It was an awful feeling being told "well I thought you knew what code to enter? Oh didn't anyone tell you?"

OP posts:
Workadviceplease · 03/11/2024 08:07

Anyone?

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page