Only the Strong Survive

Summary

The backlash hit my inbox thirty minutes after I turned down the request to cover the New Year’s shift.

I was scrolling through my work feed when I saw it: an anonymous post titled, "Are Pregnant Coworkers Entitled to Special Treatment?"

The outrage was immediate. The comments were a firestorm of judgment and self-righteousness. What the thread failed to mention, of course, was that I hadn't taken a federal holiday off in nearly a year. I was the one who was constantly covering for everyone else.