So at my work the only place I have to pump is in a storage closet in the manager's office. Before I started back to work I was very nervous about pumping there because I work almost exclusively with men and my boss who is always there when I'm there(and in the office) is also male. Before I came back I text him about using the storage closet to pump to avoid the awkwardness of talking about it in person and it was fine and I've been perfectly comfortable with the situation ever since.

Well the manager is going to be on vacation next week and an "acting manager" will be there while I'm there. He is usually a regular employee like me but will take over some manager duties as needed. I feel super awkward about pumping while he's there! First of all I don't want to have to bring up what I'm doing in there(there's no other reason to go in there and lock the door for 30mins). And the closet is literally right there! I'm sure that my boss can hear my pump but he is someone that I'm very comfortable with for the most part so it's never matter much to me after my first week back or so. And there is totally nothing wrong with this other guy to make me uncomfortable around him, I just don't know him very much and he's very shy.

So, I'm going to be stressing out all weekend about what I should do. I could A. Stop being a baby and just say hey I'm going to use the closet to pump, don't mind me. Or B. be a baby and just don't pump for those three days he will be there.

Just FYI I work 4 days a week 7 hour shifts. I EBF and have had no supply problems so far and have a pretty good sized freezer stash if I had to dip into it if my supply is down from not pumping for a couple of days.

Thank you so much if you have read all of this! Anyone have any thoughts or have been in a similar situation?