Pregnant employee gets even with nosy coworkers, effectively offloading work and starting maternity leave early: 'I'm due tomorrow but they say it could take a while'

Having kids inevitably makes one's work-life balance a bit more complicated. This is, of course, the understatement of the century, and yet despite the fact that finding this balance has always been a challenge for most soon-to-be parents, employers, coworkers, and colleagues all still find new ways of making the transition even more difficult. 

The most obvious inconsistency that comes with this transition is the issue of maternity leave. The fact that a friend of mine who works at a law firm can get a much-deserved six months of leave while a teacher friend of mine has to use their sick days and then apply for a fraction of that amount of time for leave at just 60% pay is an embarrassment that we should all take issue with. No one should be more deserving of more leave than others. 

However, on top of that seemingly unsolvable societal wrong, there are countless more ways in which employees are treated poorly as they prepare for children. There's the shame that comes with leaving your managers and coworkers in tougher positions, and sometimes, those managers and coworkers play into this shame by guilting employees even more. Keep scrolling below for this pregnant employee's story about her conflict with nosy coworkers.

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