A Post I Didn't Want To Make
So I wondered to myself, how, when, and if I would ever actually write this entry, but I figure I might as well get it over with. It's hard at a time like this not to feel like an utter failure as I watch so many of my peers progress with their accomplishments while mine have been somewhat halted. I have reservations about opening my mouth and the inevitable sympathy that could possibly follow. Not that I don't want my friends to express their sympathy, I just don't want to be a pity case.
In any case, the day before I was to start my mini vacation I was pulled aside at work and abruptly fired. Apparently a high risk pregnant woman was one liability that they did not feel they needed. I was given an extra 3 days worth of pay and then escorted off the premises as if I was a criminal or someone hell bent on firebombing the site, thus deepening my humiliation. I shed no tears at the loss of the job, only the loss of my income and the loss of hours.
In all honesty I am somewhat relieved to be rid of them. If perhaps I was okay with being a nameless drone that only focused on my work then I would have been happy and content there, and they would have been content with me. But my want of other priorities in my life made me an undesirable worker, and that being the case, I am glad to no longer have to be associated with them.
I of course, kept my other job the entire time, and when I told them of what happened they gladly said they would provide me with the hours necessary to qualify for maternity leave. It's refreshing to work in an environment that embraces my pregnancy, rather than is ashamed of it. The loss of money is disappointing and a little nerve-wracking, but in the end I'm happy to be out of that environment, where I don't have to feel guilty about going to necessary doctors appointments and ultrasounds. I cannot help it if there are complications with my pregnancy, and nor should I be punished for something beyond my control.
In any case, the day before I was to start my mini vacation I was pulled aside at work and abruptly fired. Apparently a high risk pregnant woman was one liability that they did not feel they needed. I was given an extra 3 days worth of pay and then escorted off the premises as if I was a criminal or someone hell bent on firebombing the site, thus deepening my humiliation. I shed no tears at the loss of the job, only the loss of my income and the loss of hours.
In all honesty I am somewhat relieved to be rid of them. If perhaps I was okay with being a nameless drone that only focused on my work then I would have been happy and content there, and they would have been content with me. But my want of other priorities in my life made me an undesirable worker, and that being the case, I am glad to no longer have to be associated with them.
I of course, kept my other job the entire time, and when I told them of what happened they gladly said they would provide me with the hours necessary to qualify for maternity leave. It's refreshing to work in an environment that embraces my pregnancy, rather than is ashamed of it. The loss of money is disappointing and a little nerve-wracking, but in the end I'm happy to be out of that environment, where I don't have to feel guilty about going to necessary doctors appointments and ultrasounds. I cannot help it if there are complications with my pregnancy, and nor should I be punished for something beyond my control.