in Glasgow City
Advice
Hello. I’m due to finish up end of May for maternity leave, I only work part time. But really struggling physically and mentally and want to finish earlier without going on the sick. I know you have to give 28 days notice and notice for holidays etc. Has anyone ever felt this way? I don’t know whether to just be honest with my manager and ask to finish up and even use holidays. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Don't use holidays! Save them up for nearer end of pregnancy or mat leave. I burnt out near the end of my pregnancy..nhs frontline in covid and majorly unsupported, I'm also a major pushover, which didn't help. Colleagues doing less heavy-duty roles than myself were treated much better than me. Until pregnant, I'd had two days off in 6 years. I ended up taking 6 days off around 34/35 weeks due to severe mental health/burnout. I'd been struggling my whole pregnancy, and this was the shock my work needed that I wasn't OK. I never took days off despite infertility and bad depression. Your manager should have your back and advise you