First time poster, long time stalker...
I'm going on maternity leave tomorrow. After six years of working at my company - working my way up, making a significant difference to the brand if I do say so myself..., etc - I go on maternity leave tomorrow.
There is no leaving 'do' planned, and on emailing all staff to invite them to a last day lunch/drink at the pub tomorrow, my line manager said she wouldn't be making it. She's busy.
Asked (in my absence) by a colleague whether the company should do anything for my leave, my line manager replied 'Why? She's coming back'.
It could be that I'm 37 weeks pregnant, tired, back-achy and, yes, unreasonable. My work has been perfectly fine regarding my leave entitlements etc (as they are legally required).
But is it unreasonable to expect they'll also be... nice?