On holiday last week - while on mat leave too - I received two phone calls, a number of emails to my personal account and a text regarding work from 3 different people. I'm 7 months into my leave and don't plan to return for a while. It's clear my personal number and email have been given out even to colleagues who I don't know or haven't really met.
I do check my work email from time to time too. I've just had an email from a colleague saying that apparently I've agreed to do a client conference call this week, and a client meeting next month, and what time can I do the call? (This is all bollocks - I haven't agreed to anything - but relates to the call/email/texts I got in the last week and it seems something has been promised without checking with me.)
It's hard as I'm friends with some of the colleagues in question and I don't want to be a prat about it, but to me maternity leave is sacred, I'll never get this time back, and I actually find it quite stressful when I get these requests saying they NEED me to help (I was not replaced when I went on leave) or that they've already set up meetings for me with clients!
I have done some KIT days, and I am happy to consider them if they suit me (i.e. the work load is realistic, I can help and I can sort childcare), but AIBU to be pissed off at this, that they assume I am available? What are my legal rights? Should I just suck it up as I should be grateful to have a job?
(NC'ed as this might out me)