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To struggle this much at work, I want to hand my notice in

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purplerain84 · 29/06/2023 12:43

I’ve been back at work after mat leave nearly three months and I just hate it so much. I used to be driven and confident and I just don’t care anymore.

All I want to do is be with my baby, who’s at nursery and I just feel sad. I miss maternity leave. I found maternity leave so hard I. The beginning as I adjusted to being a mum, and when I finally got in the swing of it I’m back here.

I have a very mentally stressful job, I’ve compressed my hours from 5 to 4 so I have a day off in the week.

hours wise I do have it good here so feel like I can’t leave, but I’m sick of the actual job, I’m fed up with it and frankly I don’t want to put the work in anymore. I get paid crap for the responsibility, which won’t change so feel irritated by that.

I can’t reduce hours because we need the money as we need to move.

What can I do? Surely I should be back to how I was pre baby at work now? My head just isn’t in it and I’m trying but I’m not feeling better at all.

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MatildaTheCat · 29/06/2023 12:52

You need more time to adjust. It’s a big shift. If you need the money to move there’s no real alternative unless you can find another job you like better but you’d still be working.

Id try to find a positive spin and focus on spending the time with your baby as best you can. You may find you enjoy the independence after a while.

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