Feeling sad - came back to work after a surgery and senior folks on meetings (from my own team) didn’t even ask how I am. Note to self: remember this and keep the warm human inside alive, always.

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Recovering. 😃
Gonna take a few weeks to feel even 80% of my previous self, but getting stronger every day.

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Sorry to hear that. I hope you’re ok.

It’s hard to remember things sometimes, especially in this Groundhog Day world we live in. I’m sure it was not intentional and people just caught up in the meetings. I would maybe drop, really glad to be back with you, guys.

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I understand EY1, that’s something i will tell myself so I don’t lose my compassion towards them. At the end of the day, we are all humans.

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Hope you’re recovering well after your surgery, OP!

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Yes, SC1. Still pretty fresh from surgery and taking a day at a time.

Keep positive and don’t rely on your coworkers to care. I had surgery and buried a family member last month. The only question I got was how quickly I could get back, how much additional work I could take on (from the MDs) and demands from the team on how to support them. It’s a harsh reality of corporate life.

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I feel so disheartened for you SM1. And yes!

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I hope you are doing well! A different perspective here is that they may have wanted to protect your privacy or not make you feel like you were singled out for your surgery. It can be a thin line between showing care and a colleague feeling like you created a hostile work environment.

At a prior company, I actually got reported to HR, impacting my performance bonus, because I said "Hey welcome back, how are you feeling?" to a coworker when they returned from medical leave. I'm still shook from that experience, but I understand now they just wanted to be back to work like nothing happened.

As someone else mentioned, saying something like you're happy to be back might make folks feel like they won't offend if they acknowledge.

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That sucks A1! I don’t understand why you had to go through what you did for checking in on a fellow mate.

If they say it wrong or in the wrong manner it could pose an HR risk.

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What’s wrong with asking, ‘how are you’. 😃

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Big thanks to everyone for showing love and care! 😃

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Sorry to hear, OP. Hope you’re recovering well and taking the time you need for yourself.

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