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hill99 · 24/04/2023 10:15

I am a 24 year old apprentice and currently 4 months pregnant. i was struggling with work and my mental health whilst at work as we are so short staffed and so stretched - i work 40 hours in childcare a week and run around carrying all the heavy things, barely have coursework time and not allowed snack breaks or have chance to sit down other than lunch, my room leader has started to become a bit of a bully and making digs about pregnancy not being an illness even though i never complain about my pregnancy. everyone at work is unhappy and not wanting to be there anymore, management don't care and are unsupportive. I have minimum around 4 months left of my apprenticeship, if i dont complete it before going on maternity leave ill have to when i come back however i dont want to go back after maternity leave. I have been in this workplace a year however i have around 5 months left of my pregnancy. i am currently off sick due to stress as my gp is concerned it can cause complications in my pregnancy. i dont want to go back to work, the thought of going back has made me physically sick and caused me sleepless nights. However i already have another child and this will be the first qualification i receive and would feel like a failure if i quit. is it worth staying for even though its affecting mine and my baby's health?

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Sanch1 · 24/04/2023 10:17

Can you look for another employer, even if that's after maternity leave, and transfer the apprenticeship over?

hill99 · 24/04/2023 10:19

i have the option to pause my apprenticeship but being the college work side of things, im ok completing the online work its the stress of the workplace, the college i am with would pause the work but id still have to stay in my setting as i am employed by them

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