Falling out with colleague over being pregnant again

Today I had to tell my work colleagues that I’m pregnant due to working in a kitchen where we heavy lift stuff

And a response from one of them was ‘I think your taking the piss out of us, your always off and you’ve just had a year off and now your having another’ and she also said ‘ I don’t see how this is gonna help your mental health’ bare n mind this lady never asks how I am ask how my day has been always shuts me down when trying to talk to her
Also I took 7-8 months off with my first baby am I over reacting I went home so so upset

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I clicked the wrong one soz. Why is she upset as if SHES having the baby…

It’s your life? You’re entitled to have as many babies as you want and entitled to mat leave? Honestly tell her she needs some dick

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Make a complaint to HR

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HR! ASAP! She overstepped!

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HR straight away. She sounds too bitter to be working in a kitchen

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HR!

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Speak to HR, harassment and inappropriate comments from coworkers is a form of discrimination protected under the Act, if you can then keep any evidence too in case it escalates bc it’s not acceptable.

She also just sounds salty AF what a miserable woman! Not over reacting my lovely 😊

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Inappropriate of her. If it is a one off from her brush it off, shes probably had a bad day, not fair to take it out on you but you don't know what others have going on.
If its happened, before you have too option raise it with her either face to face or via work email and just lay out hey this has happened, this is how it has come accross and I would like for it to not happen again. Don't ask for an apology, they are meaningless without action.
If that isn't something you are comfortable do the same with HR raise it hopefully via email. Lay out what happened as accurately as possible, and tell them what outcome you would like, it not to happen again.

I have never been rude about someone else's pregnancy news but I have taken it badly several times (7 years of infertility) that has resulted in a half hearted congratulations and then me leaving the immediate environment. That could have come across badly. A few days later I would be able to congratulate them properly and explain that its just tough for me.

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I used to work in catering and met very rude and miserable people there.

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Falling out with colleague over being pregnant again

Today I had to tell my work colleagues that I’m pregnant due to working in a kitchen where we heavy lift stuff

And a response from one of them was ‘I think your taking the piss out of us, your always off and you’ve just had a year off and now your having another’ and she also said ‘ I don’t see how this is gonna help your mental health’ bare n mind this lady never asks how I am ask how my day has been always shuts me down when trying to talk to her
Also I took 7-8 months off with my first baby am I over reacting I went home so so upset

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