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I'm nervous! I just started at my job in September. 2 weeks after I started I was put in a different position as a sub. I've basically been in that position since, but we've been trying to get the position to be better (the previous employee was not very good and was basically fired.). The person who is subbing for me got a job, so I'm doing one and a half jobs right now. I go on maternity leave right at the beginning of the next school year, so I'm very nervous about going out and coming back once everyone has gotten into the school year. They will either have 2 subs or 1 sub & 1 new person, so figuring out all of that will be annoying. I'm hoping that when I do come back, it's not where I need to spend time fixing it.

Oh Boy, I have LOTS of worries about maternity leave. Such as how I'm going to keep up the insane (for me) pace of my gig once I return to work after leave. I'm not the best multi-tasker and my husband and I are concerned about how we'll manage. I anticipate being "different" but I don't want that to mean "sub-par" so I've got a lot of figuring out to do. Good luck to you in your transition!

I think I basically ignored my work email for about two weeks, and then I started to check in, and I did occasionally weigh in on things or call people or answer questions.

How funny. I had the same exact convo with my boss today! I told him I might not be able to help out at full capacity, however, if he has question or needs something brief, I would be available via text or email during my leave. We're also a small department so I think he's a little nervous about taking on all the workload himself.

Completely checking out wasn't an option for me. I don't think I could have tolerated being that far out of the loop. Luckily, I chose my mat leave as a time of job transition, so I was wrapping up at one job and didn't have all the pressures of my new job yet. So I wrote a paper and took care of other duties while the little one was asleep and it made me happy and calm!