I went back to work in April at 4 days a week when DD was 11 months, and I just haven't got back into the swing of things. I manage a team of 10, and while I'm the sort of person that does fret about how good I am at my job (and probably always will be, just wired that way), before mat leave I was pretty confident that I was good/ok at what I did. Now I feel as though I am barely holding it together, that my team and colleagues preferred my maternity cover person to me, and I am both bored and stressed by my job, which is a nasty combination!
Most of my friends have got back into things by now, so I was wondering if there was anyone else out there who took time to get to grips with work again? And any tips? Did you keep grinding it out and did it get better? Or is it better to cutyour losses and think about doing something new? We're not in a position for me to drop hours or salary much but I need to start thinking about what else I could do in a perfect world. i'm torn whether to hang on in there, because it's convenient, well paid, generally with good people, and keeps me in work in a difficult job market, but it is causing a bit of emotional turmoil. Looking for inspiration please...