Am due to go on maternity leave in a few months time and it appears that I might not be replaced - previously, my company pretty much automatically replaced staff on maternity leave so this is a bit of a shock tbh.
Also we are a very small department so losing one member of staff has quite a major impact so am feeling quite guilty about the amount of work my 2 colleagues will be expected to do for the 6-9 months that I am away for - surely it is too much to expect people to do their own job and then half of someone else's for that length of time?
What are other people's experiences?