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I had a coworker who went through this. My bosses were very gracious. She was on leave for some time, purely for mental health reasons. And I’m sure returning t
by 52-6F-62 7y ago
I had a coworker who went through this. My bosses were very gracious. She was on leave for some time, purely for mental health reasons. And I’m sure returning to work with her job intact was a major comfort. Our direct boss at the time would meet with her for lunch occasionally until she felt well enough to come back. I’m willing to bet it was the best way it could have gone for her in light of what she experienced.
She has since had a healthy baby and is usually beaming.
- fghorow 7y agoI am happy to hear that she is beaming. But, from personal experience, I would not assume that she is anything like "over" losing the other child.
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y agoMaybe over the hump is a better way to describe it? My own problems with seasonal / occasional depression have resembled something of a bell curve- not bad at first, then really bad, then not very bad. The threat of depression never really goes away, but the likelihood of having bad days generally dies down over time, especially if the gap from what you were missing (IE child, job, spouse, sibling, family, pets) gets filled by something else.
- 52-6F-62 7y agoThe child they lost is still very much on their heart, yes.
- bryanmgreen 7y agoWhat a tremendous display of empathy and leadership to visit your grieving employee.
- iknowalot 7y agoThis should be the normal course of business... Humanity has taken a backseat to profits in many areas of modern life.
- rocketpastsix 7y agoThe boss in this story should be used as an example for others to learn from. What a great person.
- 52-6F-62 7y agoHe definitely is. Having had less positive experiences in the past—meeting him was a sea change for even myself.