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If you’re a new mother who is just about to or just has returned to work after maternity leave, you may find that your coworkers treat you a little bit…differently. You’ve been at home, mentally preparing yourself to go back to the way things were. You’re eager to dive back into work. Yes, you’ll miss being with your child 24/7, but you’re also passionate about your job and you feel like the office has probably been hurting without you. Maybe you’re even excited to get back to some of the quirky office characters and interesting dynamics around the workplace. But when you do slide your rolling chair back into your desk you may find that things aren’t as they once were. People can treat you differently after you’ve been gone on maternity leave. Here is how colleagues may treat you after you have kids.

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Resentment over maternity leave

You might get comments about your “extended vacation” or your “break from work.” Um…hello! You weren’t exactly lying on a beach in Hawaii. You were barely sleeping and adjusting to the all-consuming change of having children. But your colleagues may not think of that; they may act like you’ve been off, relaxing somewhere.

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