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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is absolutely something that a manager should be dealing with.  You've made the effort to find coverage, but you don't have any authority to make that happen.  I would expect to be working late to do my best to clear backlogs, but I wouldn't be killing myself over it.  When she makes nasty comments, I'd respond, "I asked everyone I could think of to help, and they all said no.  I asked upper-level management to help, and they said no.  This is something you need to take up with management, because there is nothing else that I can do."

And yes, all of your work will be sitting on your desk when you return.  [/quote]

+1 My manager and I worked together to determine what needed to be done while I was out (and who would be the best person to do it), what only needed to be done if people had time, and what should just be left until I got back.  Then SHE asked for volunteers and delegated the work out to my teammates.  I didn't/don't have any authority to assign them to do my work on a regular basis and maternity leave doesn't change that dynamic.

Plus I think people respond better when these requests come from management because then the people picking up the slack think that management is at least AWARE that they are doing extra work while you're out.  Who wants to grind out the work of two people without so much as a "thanks" from their manager?[/quote]

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