I’m 23 weeks pregnant and seriously struggling with work. I hated it before I was pregnant and was planning on leaving but things change. I won’t be returning after maternity leave. I’ll try and keep this to the point. I work at a construction company, my job title is receptionist although I have more duties than just answering the phone and paperwork. I don’t believe that my employers are doing enough during the pandemic to protect me and don’t know what to do about it as I find them very unapproachable and have a nonexistent HR department. They had started to set me up to work from home, then changed their minds and just changed where I sit, I’m away from the main reception now to minimise contact with people coming into the office, (not that there is many as everyone else is working from home now) this has worked to some degree but I still have to come in contact with people, it’s unavoidable. Part of my job involves lifting and although it isn’t all heavy I’m still getting back pain from doing it, the only thing they’ve said to me is don’t lift anything too heavy and to ask for help but there’s no one around to help! I have problems with they way some people interact with me, there is no respect for me and I’m spoken to like rubbish and everyone expects me to do everything (this isn’t new, it’s always been the case) and I just feel like I can’t cope with it anymore and I’m starting to worry about what the stress might do to the baby. I could go on and on about things that have happened previously, I just feel like I can’t say anything as when I’ve brought things to their attention for past problems they’ve been brushed off and I’m made to feel stupid, I don’t like to make a fuss anyway and feel like that’s taken advantage of. I worry this will be even worse now being pregnant as they will just think I’m being hormonal. I feel bullied and helpless and I just don’t know what to do. Thanks for taking the time to read, I just need to get it off my chest 😪