I have a junior who is pregnant, she hasn’t announced her pregnancy yet to the wider team and she hasn’t asked me for a lighter workload, but I do feel guilty sending her more work. I want to make things easier for her. Am I approaching or managing her appropriately?

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The fact that you are thinking this way and asking these Q’s shows you are already starting to manage this well! Good for you.

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I’d ask in your 1:1s to see how she’s feeling/managing the current workload. She may be ok with what you’ve been sending her.

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I think what you're doing is right, however perhaps I'd communicate it to her and get her input, since she might be wanting to work a little extra now while she still can, or might not want to pass on opportunities to contribute to certain projects while she can. Sounds like you're a very thoughtful manager though :)

This question alone tells me that you're being a great superior to your subordinate. I would communicate with her just to be sure what I'm doing is right, though. You appear to be on the right track the way I see it.

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