Pregnancy is just like everything else. . . a cycle. In the beginning, you feel like shit. At some point, you start to feel like a normal, albeit puffier person. Then, the world topples again and you find yourself repeating the original shit. Last night, when I was forced to sleep in a slightly reclined position on the couch because of the case of the vomits I had, I thought of this. I just keep telling myself it is not a cycle without end. Right?
Last year, I used 6 weeks of FMLA on my maternity leave. Now, I come to find out that my FMLA has run its course (12 weeks in any 12 month period) and I am now left exposed and vulnerable to losing my job. So, I spent the entire morning contacting both the administrator for my Short Term Disability and my own company's HR to determine what I should do. In the end, I was told by HR that only my direct supervisor could trigger a termination at the end of FMLA - and while my supervisor is currently on a two week vacation in Europe - I know I am safe. So, I will return to work on October 21st and work until I go into labor. Depending on my delivery method (is it too late to lay an egg?), I will have with 6 or 8 weeks or Short Term Disability and then I can file for Personal Leave of Absence - so that I can take an additional stretch of maternity leave using my PTO. That is the plan.
I spent the greater per of the morning feeling shitty and sitting on hold for seemingly endless amounts of time. Then, it was all over and I had answers and decisions made. It *is* all a cycle.
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