Hi Everyone!
So I am planning to tell my boss on Monday about my pregnancy. I am only just over 9 weeks but I occasionally have to do lifting as part of my job. Plus, I had to have an early scan last week due to some bleeding (thankfully baby is OK), the EPU has told me to rest and I just think it’s best he is made aware now but kept confidential.
I work for a manufacturing company doing Logistics and currently work 06:30 - 16:00hrs Mon - Thurs (we work longer days and get Friday’s off!) but I have to get up at 5am every morning to get there on time! The problem is at the moment I am suffering with fatigue / tiredness. I can barely make it through the days without a nap and that’s with a good 9 hours or so sleep! The problem I have is I am very much relied on in all aspects of the company I work for (it’s quite a small company). So my days are not only long but also stressful at the best of times. I have worked there for quite a long time now and I guess over time I have been given more and more responsibility (outside of my logistics role) and when I think about it they are taking the p*ss really! The idea of speaking to my boss on Monday is really bugging me at the moment. I work very close to my boss and get on well with him so I am probably worrying for nothing but I am concerned that they will not allow me to work from home.
I worked from home back in March until June and since then have been back in the office as my boss felt as though I was needed on site. I know my circumstances have changed since then and again, I may be blowing this completely out of proportion and it might work out totally fine once I talk to him.
So, currently thinking about how to deal with Monday... I have a good relationship with him in that I could probably call him before Monday and have a good chat with him on the phone but I don’t think it’s fair to interrupt someone’s Christmas break (we’ve been on a company Christmas shutdown). So I am debating whether to either tell him I’m going to come in late on Monday (Drs appointment or something) so I don’t have to get up so early and then talk to him when I get in the office later that day. Or to book Monday as a late holiday day and call him then. This is based on the outcome being work from home on the Tuesday. This might be a really straight forward thing for others to deal with but I am winding myself up with it all. What do you think? xo