Hello, I am probably getting a bit ahead of myself here as I am newly pregnant, but it is worrying me slightly! I work in a very specialised role, running a department in a medium sized business. I love my job but it has got very stressful and demanding over the last two years as I have lost two staff members. They were both also professional roles - one that I was qualified to do, although not particularly experienced in, and the other a related profession that I have learnt to do on the job.
I have absorbed both of these roles into my job over the last 2 years. It's been tough and of course I don't do it all perfectly, but have coped by making sure that my bosses are aware of the limitations of having no staff. Having worked in the job for several years I know it inside out - it is complex , and I do get a bit stressed sometimes, which can make me more disorganised, but generally I do a good job (or the best I can do under the circumstances) and my employers are happy with me. In fact I have convinced them to replace one of the roles we lost, albeit part time.
I am very worried about maternity cover. I know technically it is their duty to sort out and not mine, but there is no-one that has a clue about my profession and I am largely left to my own devices 99% of the time. It will be very unlikely to find someone with the two areas of expertise, plus it would take someone 6 months to find their feet in the role. I think if I started now I could write a manual for them before I go on leave!
Has anyone been in this position and could give me some advice? I know I could just advise, handover then leave it, but I don't want to come back to complete chaos and I also don't want to leave my cover in a position that causes them a lot of stress.
Thank you,
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binkster2 · 18/01/2014 12:04
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