Anyone have their mat leave coverage quit while they were just starting their leave? Newborn mom here struggling and now not sure what to do to protect my team and business.

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This has happened to me more than once. Fortunately they quit in my last weeks in the office so they didn’t put that stress on me after the baby was born! I don’t know your team structure and who is left to do the work but I can say that people step up and lean in to do what needs to be done. I worried more than I needed to. Your priority now is your baby! My kids are older now and I wish I didn’t waste so much time worrying about work. It will all be fine. This is such a special time, let someone else worry about it and you enjoy these precious days! You can’t ever get them back.

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Thanks. I think it’s just tough given how much we’ve asked teams to do all through Covid. I can understand people being beyond breaking points and my guilt comes from there.

I just got back from leave and my coverage quit while I was away. I’d say this is not your problem. It’s admirable that you care so much for your team but they can solve this. Enjoy your much deserved bonding time with your newborn and let your team figure it out. I told junior team member who to escalate problems to while I was away and they all got together a figured out a solution. It wasn’t the best but it worked and now I’m back. Protect this time for yourself and your baby as much as you can!

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This happened to me mid-way in my leave. My boss just hired another freelancer and it worked out for us. I also had my second in command quit shortly after that, so I did have to jump in to at least do a final interview for their replacement.

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