Your thoughts on this treatment?

[Puggit]

My wife had a successful career working for a large software company and had been in her role for a number of years with excellent reviews, earning more than me! Puggit jnr was born 3.5 years ago, and afterwards Mrs Puggit took a full 12 months off for maternity. During her time away, her job was moved to the US (as all were globally) and she was given a role one step down with the same package.

Pugette jnr was then born almost 2 years ago, and Mrs Puggit took 6 months off before returning back to work, but now 3 days per week - same package, pro rata. Since then she has been asked to work at a role a further step down the ladder.

Since then, Mrs Puggit has asked to go back to 5 days per week - but has been denied.

Now her original role has been advertised in the UK again, and she's been informed she has no chance of gaining the role as there are people ahead of her who are one step above (where she was after her first maternity leave). After being denied the right to go back to 5 days per week, and now being denied her old job back - she is of course ready to quit.

I'm assuming there's nothing illegal going on here, and it's just shoddy treatment - but thought I'd get people's views?

She has a meeting with her boss today - to let him have both barrels.

[Eric Mc]

Some people just want everything.

[V8mate]

Puggit said:

She has a meeting with her boss today - to let him have both barrels.

Quietly assertive usually has better results. Winning him round to her persective etc. She has a much better chance if he champions her cause than if she p***** him off.

[Puggit]

V8mate said:

Puggit said:

She has a meeting with her boss today - to let him have both barrels.

Quietly assertive usually has better results. Winning him round to her persective etc. She has a much better chance if he champions her cause than if she p***** him off.

I wouldn't worry - that's how it will really be

[Puggit]

Eric Mc said:

Some people just want everything.

So you think it's fair that she should be pushed aside for people with no experience of the role?

[Eric Mc]

No - not really, But now that you have two children to look after maybe the sheer complexity of raising a family and combining a career may not be an option for your wife/partner.

Life is about choices, and trying to fit everything in may be too much.

[Muzzer]

You could argue that it's not really fair but the fact remains that due to circumstances, she's been moved two steps down the ladder and there are now people ahead of her in line to be promoted.

Do you think it's fair on the people who are a grade above her that she jump them for promotion?

Regardless of how much experience they have or what your or her opinion is of their ability, they are at a level above your wife and are next in line at the feeding station.

The company has to weigh up pissing off your wife vs pissing off several people above her.

I'm actually surprised they downgraded her on maternity leave though. Every pregnant woman/maternity leave staff that I've dealt with has had a metaphorical carbon-kevlar shield around them in terms of demotion or redundancy

[Puggit]

Muzzer said:

I'm actually surprised they downgraded her on maternity leave though. Every pregnant woman/maternity leave staff that I've dealt with has had a metaphorical carbon-kevlar shield around them in terms of demotion or redundancy

It was part of a global restructuring, and she returned to a the same pay/conditions.

[Puggit]

Puggit said:

Muzzer said:

I'm actually surprised they downgraded her on maternity leave though. Every pregnant woman/maternity leave staff that I've dealt with has had a metaphorical carbon-kevlar shield around them in terms of demotion or redundancy

It was part of a global restructuring, and she returned to a the same pay/conditions.

I agree that the others should have a bite at the cherry, what is angering us is that she is not even being considered for a role which she did for a matter of years, and with excellent reviews.

[Johnnytheboy]

Puggit said:

Muzzer said:

I'm actually surprised they downgraded her on maternity leave though. Every pregnant woman/maternity leave staff that I've dealt with has had a metaphorical carbon-kevlar shield around them in terms of demotion or redundancy

It was part of a global restructuring, and she returned to a the same pay/conditions.

So they downgraded her job, but not her pay and conditions? Result!

(Apart from the 3 day thing)

[Puggit]

Johnnytheboy said:

Puggit said:

Muzzer said:

I'm actually surprised they downgraded her on maternity leave though. Every pregnant woman/maternity leave staff that I've dealt with has had a metaphorical carbon-kevlar shield around them in terms of demotion or redundancy

It was part of a global restructuring, and she returned to a the same pay/conditions.

So they downgraded her job, but not her pay and conditions? Result!

(Apart from the 3 day thing)

Indeed, but it gets more interesting. After her meeting with management this morning, it appears there is no written confirmation of either of the downgrades...