I Just Returned to Work From Maternity Leave. My Boss Is Sabotaging Me.

Good Job She’s being unreasonable. July 30, 20266:00 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Adobe Stock and Maryviolet/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Good Job is Slate’s advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Good Job, I’ve been at my company for two years. I recently had a baby and returned from maternity leave. I thought my boss would be understanding and considerate, as she has kids herself, but she expected me to be functioning at 100 percent full speed the day I got back. In reality, I was a sleep-deprived, hormonal mess who had no choice but to be back at work after the