Anyone else going back to work in April and feeling really emotional?

Yep and just had my flex working request rejected today so full time it is for me to for a while at least I'm heart broken x

@Flo That’s such a shame you’ve had your flex request rejected. I feel so heartbroken too 😟 Do you think you’ll find another job part time? I really want to find a 4 day job but they are so hard to find x

Yes I’m absolutely dreading it 😭 also going back full time but with my job full time is max 15 shifts a month and with how my phased return has worked out I’m working one week on one week off until July. But still super nervous about leaving my baby and her starting nursery 😭 x

@Hannah It’s so hard 😞 x

I'm keeping an eye out for something hybrid even if I started that full time I could then see him on my lunch break on the days family will look at him and can always ask to reduce days down the line. My current job they have agreed to review the situation again in 3 months so until then I'm using my annual leave to basically always work 4 day weeks anyway to cover childcare and hopefully sure to them the job can be done in 4 days and then let's see

Can you change your hours to part time or a Condensed week? After my first I worked full time but Condensed in to 4 days, and when I go back this time I'm only doing 2.5 days a week, the cost of the childcare doesn't make full time hours worthwhile so I'll wait until they're older and then go back to full time then

Not back till 2nd June but already dreading it and holding my bubba every night feeling so emotional. I'm doing long hours too 12 hour shifts so won't see her awake on the 3 days I work. Luckily my flexible working request is accepted so atleast I'll be doing the same shifts every week. Doesn't make it easy though 😢

I have about 3.5 weeks until I return. My flexible working was rejected. Am absolutely heartbroken and shattered which I feel has put a damper on my last few weeks with my daughter 😢