Hello everyone. I am currently in a full time job, but I absolutely hate it. I am being micromanaged after many years of being able to manage my own diary and time. It worked well for my mental health and work life balance, alongside having a dog, who is one of my biggest loves in life (alongside my husband!) I am now no longer allowed to work from home, even for a couple of hours towards the end of the day.
My husband and I are currently trying for a baby, which is the only reason I am sticking around in my job, for the maternity pay. However, I am really worried about the constant state of stress and unease that I feel due to my unhappiness at work. I do not trust my colleagues, due to recent experiences of back stabbing and pettiness from middle aged women who clearly love a gossip. My contract is up for potential renewal in April but this isn’t able to be confirmed until “the board” who controls the funding make a decision. I’m hoping it’s not and in which case, the decision is taken out of my hands and I will then go into freelance work, of which there is sufficient. However, I am concerned that I won’t be getting any maternity pay except for the £600 ish stat pay.
Self employed mums (specifically), how do you manage this alongside the continuing bills?
Things are uncertain at the moment as I’m not yet pregnant, but the thought of facing another potential year at this hellhole monotonous critical job leaves me utterly miserable.