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Feeling bad at my job (and life) after mat leave

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Sleepyone1 · 18/05/2021 10:19

I have been back at work for 3 months, 3 days a week from home, and I'm finding it so hard. My children are 1.5 and 3 so my mat leaves were almost back to back, I went back for 6 months in between, I was 3 days a week then, and those 6 months were great. But after this one, and having spent most of the last 4 years either pregnant or on mat leave I just feel so out of it! I don't feel confident in my work, things have moved on and changed so much and there hasn't been any sort of training, I feel so stupid I'm always having to ask people junior to me how to do things! I'm exhausted all the time, I feel like I'm not being a great mum or employee. Should I just leave or will things get better? I'm struggling to find any enjoyment in work, and the days I'm at work it's so stressful getting the kids dropped off/picked up either side of work, my house is constantly messy and I feel like I have no time or energy to keep on top of it. I don't feel like I'm cut out for this. How do you do it?!

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Orangebug · 18/05/2021 10:22

Hang in there OP! When I went back to work I felt like this too for the first few months. Now I love it! Three days a week is a really good balance IMO, and it’s hard to get part time in a new job so it really is worth hanging on to the job you’ve got. It will get better!

ThoughtBox · 19/05/2021 13:25

It will definitely get better! And it can be more than just better - it can be GREAT!

Try to focus on all the amazing skills you bring to work and the example you're setting for the children at home. Being a mother and in work take great effort and dedication and you're doing it!!

I'm a coach who specialized in helping working mums master a balance and transition back into the workplace. I have seen from experience what a difference it makes when you reframe the situation!

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