Unfair Treatment Because of my Pregnancy
Pros
Great work experience. Friendly staff. You can be creative and resourceful within your realm of work. You do get a pat on the back for doing exceptional work.
Cons
There’s no way to keep this short. HR tried to discriminate against me because of my pregnancy. But only because I’m an expert in employment law was I able to object to their discriminatory treatment and pressure them to do what was lawful. I had a high risk pregnancy where my doctors thought my baby wouldn’t survive. I told HR everything. But they tried to force me to keep doing for them what was putting my pregnancy at even more risk. I was under tremendous distress. My baby survived and it was a miracle he was born healthy. During my FMLA leave I asked if upon my return they could let me work from home sometimes so I can avoid leaving my 3 month old baby in daycare 13 hours a day. None of my essential functions required me to be in the office. The company was already letting 2 men work from home who actually needed to be in the office. But I was told no because “my functions were outsourced” and they’re “going in another direction” with my position. That’s a violation of my rights under FMLA and Paid Family Leave. Upon returning to work after my FMLA & Family Leave, some of my essential functions were in fact removed from my position. I was given new functions, one of which was a less desirable task that was originally assigned to another employee. This is just all so wrong. So I resigned. My advice to you... If you’re a woman and you plan on having children, RRD may not be the place for you.
