Currently 10 weeks pregnant and feel like death since 6 weeks pregnant. It started at work and I was in and out of the bathroom RUNNING because it's quite far away from the office.
The migraines, nausea, vomiting is just a pain.
I was hospitalised for two days at 7 weeks pregnant due to severe dehydration and had 8 bags of I.V fluids in total in those two days. I was also hospitalised last week overnight for the same reason 😩 I've been off sick since 7 weeks pregnant.
I got given cyclizine, mildly helping but the gagging is still there whenever I do anything. And the vomiting has reduced from constant to once or twice a day. On top of that I have an extremely active 11 month old.
I started my job in September and I got pregnant during my probationary period. Very unplanned pregnancy (failed contraception), but I was content with having two kids close together in age and I am super excited despite feeling like utter shit! Little one goes to nursery 4 days a week and I'm very fortunate to be able to do that and to get some decent rest 4 days a week. I didn't have HG with my first just the odd heartburn after 18 weeks.
I had to extend my fit note until 1st January, and my employer asked when will my sickness stop? She is really really pushing me to get back to work on the 2nd Jan as they want to do my probationary meeting on the 3rd Jan. They don't want to wait any longer. She also mentioned there's a lack of staff due to lots of holidays in the first two weeks of January.
Could I potentially get fired if I'm still feeling sick? I'm in and out of the bathroom quite a lot and I just feel like utter death 🥴
I work in a very quiet office job, and barely anyone speaks to each other. There is literally no reason for this role to be office based. It's extremely easy, relaxed and very quiet. Even the supervisors are quiet and even if you're two steps away from them, they prefer if you message them on teams. Same with the other department we share the office with. They don't like talking and we all email or teams each other. I work as a hotel reservationist and with technology taking over we really aren't busy, phone calls are quick or almost non existent and the job is extremely simple. Would it be fair for me to ask to WFH? LO is going to nursery from the savings I have, obviously sick pay isn't enough to sustain family. I don't want to reduce my hours but I did mention that either I reduce my hours (as being out the house like this for 12 hours a day is not doable), or work from home.
I haven't been at the company for 26 weeks yet for me to ask to WFH. But I don't want to lose my job when all I've had was great feedback from colleagues, other departments and customers/guests in this short period of time. I don't want to drop my hours as the salary is poor as with any other hospitality job. My manager works from home but I haven't met anyone else in the office who does. would it be unfair for me to ask to work from home? 😢
What would you do in this case?