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Formal 1-1 a week before mat leave

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Span0996 · 31/01/2025 08:52

Hi, it's my first time doing one of these. But I need some advise or somewhere to vent 🙏. I am going on maternity leave in 12 days. I am so excited to be soon free from my toxic work environment.

I have recently been working from home since the second week of January this year after getting Fitnote from my GP, due to having severe pelvic pain, finding it hard to walk.

In the meeting she said I can work from home provided my productivity (KPI) is at a minimum of 80%.

She sent me my productivity yesterday (30th) and said it is at 67%! I have never ever had it under before and has scheduled a 1-1 meeting with me next Thursday to go through it. And has been asking what I have been doing essentially.

It is giving me a lot of unnecessary stress to me as I am so close to mat leave and have been holding out at this job just for the enhanced mat pay.

I am worried she will request I come back into the office for me last week which I physically won't be able to do and will have to be on sick for the final week of my work. I really don't want to end on a low note with my job.

The thing is the system we work on are rubbish always crashing and having to reload and refresh. Which I have made my manager aware of. Having to send emails and screenshots to service desks numerous times a day for months. It's been a big ongoing issue since last summer for everyone.

I also found out yesterday that they delete some of your productivity if you are not in the right status which is appalling! So if I forget to put myself in email and do emails in call work for example they sometimes delete it as it's not accurate and this has never been made aware to the team!

They tell you to focus on quality as I work with patients over the phone and they Scrutinise you in 1-1 if you haven't spoken to enough people but if the quality is bad you get told off. it always from 1 extreme to another and everyone I work with are slowly leaving and finding new work.

I am just scared I've made it so close to my mat leave. I don't wanna get fired for this. If it wasn't for the toxic workplace I actually love the job itself and speaking to patients.

Thank you for reading my rant. It's been playing on my mind all night. Any advise or reassurance at this point I would so grateful 🙏

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ByQuaintAzureWasp · 31/01/2025 09:21

Between now and then, you need to keep a record of all downtime on the system with reasons.
If they say you need to come back into the office, just decline, tell them that it is against doctors advice.
They are not going to sack you at this meeting, stop panicking.

Largestlegocollectionever · 31/01/2025 09:26

As above, they can’t sack you and from what you’ve said are on very shakey grounds right now!
ACAS and FSB are a wealth of information, so is ChatGTP if you tell it to seek those resources and give you tailored guidance.
I’d be prepared as suggested above and document everything that’s said / done in writing / record meetings etc (always make it aware on the recording you’re recording to make it admissible for any legal reasons)

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Span0996 · 31/01/2025 09:35

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 31/01/2025 09:21

Between now and then, you need to keep a record of all downtime on the system with reasons.
If they say you need to come back into the office, just decline, tell them that it is against doctors advice.
They are not going to sack you at this meeting, stop panicking.

Thank you for your comment 🙏 think lack of sleep getting the better of me with regards to worrying. I appreciate this x

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Span0996 · 31/01/2025 09:36

Largestlegocollectionever · 31/01/2025 09:26

As above, they can’t sack you and from what you’ve said are on very shakey grounds right now!
ACAS and FSB are a wealth of information, so is ChatGTP if you tell it to seek those resources and give you tailored guidance.
I’d be prepared as suggested above and document everything that’s said / done in writing / record meetings etc (always make it aware on the recording you’re recording to make it admissible for any legal reasons)

Hey thank you for your advice luckily I've kept the threads between myself and the service desk manager regarding ongoing issues. I will take them to my meeting next week. I appreciate your comment x

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landobroken · 31/01/2025 09:41

Hi OP, try not to stress this is not something you would be sacked for. As PP said, keep track of your own status info for the last while and have everything covered on your side.
As a side note you mention you don't like this job but you stay for the enhanced mat pay - have you looked into whether you have to repay if you don't return? Because that is sometimes written into the policy. I'm sure you are aware of that but it sounds like you don't want to work there so perhaps you don't intend to go back.

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 31/01/2025 09:41

I'd so want the meeting on teams or similar, I'd say I can't get in due to doctors recommendation to work from home.

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Span0996 · 31/01/2025 11:15

landobroken · 31/01/2025 09:41

Hi OP, try not to stress this is not something you would be sacked for. As PP said, keep track of your own status info for the last while and have everything covered on your side.
As a side note you mention you don't like this job but you stay for the enhanced mat pay - have you looked into whether you have to repay if you don't return? Because that is sometimes written into the policy. I'm sure you are aware of that but it sounds like you don't want to work there so perhaps you don't intend to go back.

Hey thanks for your comment, I have loooked into my policy and there is no clause regarding paying back but I am planning on returning part time at least for the first six months. I think even though I really don't like the place at this time I think have the similarity to return will be more beneficial than starting fresh elsewhere if makes sense and then once I have acclimated to work life again I progress to my preferred job role in the near future xx

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Span0996 · 31/01/2025 11:16

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 31/01/2025 09:41

I'd so want the meeting on teams or similar, I'd say I can't get in due to doctors recommendation to work from home.

💯 agreed I have managed to get the meeting to happen on teams will be easier as well to share my screen and show the service desk threads and status issues.

Thank you for your comment x

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