Childfree Woman Gets Criticised For Not Taking Pregnant Coworker's Overtime

With a lot of people choosing to go child-free these days, there's this assumption that they have fewer responsibilities than their child-having counterparts. This employee found herself being criticized for taking on the extra work left behind by her pregnant coworker. 

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OP is part of a small team and one of her pregnant coworkers was going through a tough pregnancy.

While she did have maternity leave of about 6 months, complications in her pregnancy led to her doctor advising bed rest. 

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The couple needed the income from the wife's job and could not take more days off than necessary.

This is where OP got roped into this situation.

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OP's boss removed himself from the conversation entirely leaving it to OP and her coworkers to handle the situation. With her coworker being gone, it meant someone would have to pick up her slack. 

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All eyes landed on OP. Her coworkers said she was the only one without children or responsibilities and could take on more work.

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OP refused to play along with these tricks and told them she should not have to work extra hours because someone else made a decision to have a baby.

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Her coworkers called her an a-hole for not being there for Ava. OP even suggested that Ava's work be divided equally among everyone but they were not having it.

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The rest claimed that their families took priority. OP said that she had responsibilities as well, even if they weren't a husband and kids, and stood her ground.

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OP spoke to her boss and a temp was hired to cover for Ava's absence. Her colleagues have since been cold to OP.

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Commenters gave OP the encouragement she needed letting her know that she was in the right.

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Most also called out the boss and his manipulative tactic of removing himself from the conversation.

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They were also appalled by the audacity of the coworkers to demand that of OP in the first place.

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With no overtime being paid for the hours covered, people claimed OP had grounds for a lawsuit.

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