I told my boss I was pregnant. He said, “Congrats! Take leave anytime.” So I requested maternity leave, 12 weeks, paid.
It was approved. A month later, I was shocked to see my payslip: zero. Panicked, I called my boss.
He said, “Oh, I told HR that you resigned.”
I froze. “What? I never resigned,” I said, heart racing.
He replied casually, “Yeah, but you won’t be coming back soon, right? So I figured it’d be easier this way. HR processes are complicated when someone’s on extended leave.”
My hands trembled.
I was eight months pregnant, alone in a small apartment, and I had just lost my income. I tried to stay calm. “That’s illegal,” I said, not even sure if I was right.
“You can’t just do that.”
He chuckled. “It’s done. I don’t want to argue, but I suggest you move on.
It’s not personal.”
But it was personal. I had been working at that job for five years. I wasn’t just another employee—I had helped them land their biggest client.
I had trained most of the current team. I was loyal, always stayed late, never complained. And now, because I was about to become a mom, I was discarded like old paperwork.
I hung up and cried. Not because of the money—though that was terrifying—but because of the betrayal. I had trusted him.
I thought he respected me. And now I was here, eight months pregnant, no salary, no job, and no idea what to do next. The next day, I dragged myself to the HR office.
My belly was heavy, my back hurt, but I needed answers. The receptionist gave me a confused look. “You’re… resigning in person too?”
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