Smita returned to her office after 6 months of her maternity leave. See what happened with her at her workplace! #workingmom #pregnancy #womenrights Follow us on Instagram: lifetakofficial Facebook: / lifetakofficial
Maternity leave is never a vacation. Its time given to heal your body from the pain while giving birth to a baby via normal birth or c section surgery. It's a time given to stabilise the body back to normal while taking care of the newborn. Plus newborns are more sensitive and need to be handled with care. Loved how the boss encourage the other female colleagues. 👌
6 months are more than enough to heal after child birth(Doctors suggest 4 weeksb, max 6 weeks r enough to return) Don't get me wrong, but an extended maternity leave can effect a women's career negatively (no matter how much we try to change it)
@@shreyarajput-singha5908 yes. I agree. In India gives 6 months leave but in some foreign countries max 3 months maternity leave. My company gave me only 2 months of maternity leave not more. 2/3/6 month leave is not a vacation as shown in the video where the men was literally saying it is a vacation and if they have opportunity they will go for it. Technically it is wrong in saying that. Many people assume maternity leave you enjoy after giving birth but its not true. Every single thing from living behaviours, priority,sleep, time, and etc changes, Never the same.
Women supporting other women at work- now that's the real women empowerment. Indira Nooyi once said in one of her speeches - "If a woman is excelling in her office, her female colleagues should be happy for her". 🤗
yes absolutely! And in broad prospect, everyone should be happy for each othr. isn't human a social being and sociality means interacting and sharing emotions? But leave men, here a woman becomes the prime obstacle. They do stuffs like bitching, mocking and what not! Whatever you said has become a mere dream now!
So true... but this hardly happens cos Most of the times rather than supporting, women are jealous of each other and are involved in pulling each other down.
@@leenasingh I do agree with you. However, as said "only wearer knows where the shoe pinches," a woman who has undergone and crossed all such hurdles can understand fellow woman's feelings and difficulties as depicted in this movie. Present day corporate has "dogs eat dog" culture, hence woman can hardly expect any cordiality at least from men or youngsters because of competition and one-upmanship.
Let me take a moment and share my maternity leave experience. I work in a big4 firm. Usually we have lot of work. But the company is very much employee friendly. I was promoted and given a very good hike when I was on my maternity leave. Even after returning, I was asked if I needed more time and can take up the full time role. I was ready and took the work. My teammates, manager all are very good and understanding professionals. Blessed to have such a balanced work life even after being a mommy.
Never doubt a woman's caliber because she is the only divine gift on earth with internal strength to handle multi channels of being a daughter, worker, wife, mother et al. This divinity is bestowed upon her only, so man has to be prejudice of her abilities. Only a woman can understand another woman.
I was also told to resign by my employer before I even went back to work from my maternity leave. I asked him the reason for doing that and they had no reasons at all. I then gave them a tough fight and told him that I will go to the ombudsman and file a complaint and then he was a bit ashamed of what he was doing and gave a good experience letter and also compensation for not hiring me back. I got a much better career option after that. so to all the women, be proud of being a woman and a mum....
As a new mother I totally get it. The moment when she touches the award reminiscing the times when she was the best at her job. Taking care of a tiny human being and working at the same time is not easy, we women go through a lot of self doubt and on top of that there are few people who don't miss a chance to make you feel like you were on a vacation during the maternity leave. Thank God that there are intelligent and compassionate policy makers in our country who have given ample amount of time as maternity leave to the women of India. I feel blessed to be born as an Indian.
India values society that's why maternity leaves are necessary but it depends completely on management to support her for few more years..after maternity leaves women can't focus on work because of constant phone calls, coming late to office, leaving early from office, taking half days,etc. that's the reality..
I'm also pregnant now. I do work from home job. Today, i went to my office for meeting. They took care of me very well and they told about this maternity leave. Our leads all help me and make me comfortable to continue this job. I feel really great about them...👍❤️
@Neelam Arya....no need to do multitasking. No need to become a superhuman. Just be a wonderful human. Divide the domestic responsibilities equally. Why to bear the burden of anything alone ? No need ! 👍
Guys, being ours an overpopulated country, we should now celebrate childfree individuals. Why is it so difficult to imbibe such a simple reasoning that every human does not need to become a parent!
I wish I was supported this way. I was made to feel that my pregnancy was a mistake by my hod and it ruined my career. Today I'm a successful entrepreneurs though. But my career in hotel industry still questioned by some men who think having a baby or rising a child is game. Men have that attitude where they feel they can mistreat us anytime anywhere.
Being pregnant , people doubt our capacity, power. most of the people even sometimes our own close ones don’t understand what you are going through….. but trust yourself , you are a powerful person.
Thank you for making this video. I was called lazy by my male manager after returning from my maternity leave for 8 weeks. I had a c section and twin babies. But some male colleagues showed zero understanding of my situation. The funny thing is new moms are considered liability in most workplaces.
That's not fair to say the least. I just hope, due consideration starts being given to the health and wellbeing of new mothers. Yes, while in the US, have seen many young mothers return to work very soon, post delivery. Definitely, the male colleagues should be sensitized with the aspects of having a new mum join back the workforce, if the workplaces actually aim to cultivate a healthy work environment. Women are definitely not a minority, particularly in the IT sector, hence deserve fairness.
Reality is totally different in corporate world,2-3 years ke liye growth ruk jata he ,juniors aage chale jate he,kyunki jab pregnant hote he tab company kuch nahi hike deti fir maternity se aate he tab bhi kuch nahi because they know you will not go anywhere,this is my experience
Bas skills upgrade krti rehni chahiye aur phir job change kr leni chahiye, ek better portfolio aur resume ke saath, yehi sahi strategy hai !!! Companies see employees as resources, not humans !!! Aur companies assets gain krna aur liabilities reduce krna chahte hai, aur auratein chahe kitni bhi skilled aur mehnati ho na kyun, lekin sirf aur sirf yeh maternity reason ke wje se auraton ko aadmiyon se zyada liabilities aur aadmiyon se kam assets dekha jaate hai !!!
If the ladies start supporting and understanding each other then more than half the battle will be won . And as it is women are known to do Multi tasking better than men in any case . Ego and competition rivalry needs to be put in the back burner . Men will be men after all . Beautifully conveyed the entire message. Big applause 👏🏽👏🏽
This is why we need more number of female employees in all fields. As the ratio will be equal the level of understanding and the courage to open up once problem will be even more convenient. If in that female boss's position was of a male ,then she would have have to quit her job . Indeed a great work . Could feel each word said by the female boss
@@salonipriyam1150 ofcourse we need that . But as a female when I look into this, when the boss is also a female there will be a sort of companionship in such situations. And i admit that male boss with this kind of attitude will be a great but we rarely find such colleagues
@@gourip4500 Can't agree actually!! Sometimes & infact many of the times, men remain supportive towards females more than females themselves...! U know what I mean !! It's just the attitude that's required just like many of the times even some females doesn't support the concept of feminism but some male feminist do !
@@poorviasthana1587 there are such cases too I agree . But if the workplace is having an equal ratio of male & female the comfort level & security among the colleagues would be more than taunting each other
This is so empowering. I am blessed to work with people who shares the same thoughts and never stopped believing in me after my mat leave. On a contrary I got all the flexibility, support and everything and more I could ever ask for. ❤️
This content is so touched, it's 100%true.To come back to your job leaving your little child at home is the hardest thing to do which every working woman has to do . Really, it is my story and every working women's story. Hats off to Lifetak to create and present such beautiful contents with your great actors. 👏👏👏👏❤
I faced a similiar situation during Covid..I could not resume my job immediately so the Weirdo Boss kept a junior as my Reporting Officer to teach me a lesson..I was humiliated but I alone gave a tough fight which continued for about 10 months n then I was compelled to complain to my CEO..this weirdo fired me from my job..n I was so bugged with him that I refused to sign the Termination Letter...CEO finally kicked this Weirdo n his bunch of evil cronies..n today I m leading that very team.....😊😊😊😊
Best episode. What a satire..' Men don't have mood swings'. Wah!👏👏. Actually women are sincere and focused. Aditi mam was amazing. Surabhi to kamaal hain hi. Will watch it again😁 One of my schoolmates is a Mom of two kids and also 'Director of Green Climate Fund.
@@swapnilgupta6324 she got promoted due to her calibre and ML does not affect experience. At least the dumbheaded and MCP colleagues will not bother her.
@@hamaidmk Does men get pay hike for paying child support or alimony? Why only women comes under Welfare scheme? When men are not get paid single rupee for having children then how women can take paid leave?
Great content. Maternity leave will not change woman skills and performance. Pregnancy always classified as rebirth for a woman. It's not vacation, it's a period to recover to get back normal.
Great that there are men to understand this.. There are many who don't.. Not just to recover, sleepless nights, having to please husband and everybody at home, post partum depression which many classify as 'psycho'.. these are the things we have to handle.. Most of the times, we can't sleep a wink but have to get up early or face abuses at home. I sometimes used to fall asleep in toilet. Sometimes people at work understand us better than people at home.
@@sowmyakrishnamurthy71 no worries. GOD bless you dear Sowmya. Motherhood always greatest. In Tamil we have saying as below. Mother always comes 1st then the rest. Matha (mother) Pitha (father) Guru (teacher) Deivam (GOD)
@@sowmyakrishnamurthy71 lot of husbands only understand their mother’s sacrifices but not wife’s. I almost died in my first delivery after c-section anxiety but still my mother in law came and made my husband physically abusive! He loves his mom so he follows whatever she tells and abuse me physically and mentally even though I did all the work with the baby and mother in law was sitting all the time!
@@Sana-su2se Hope you are doing better now.. Some husbands are torn between mother and wife but being physically abusive is too much.. especially knowing what you have gone through
Guys, being ours an overpopulated country, we should now celebrate childfree individuals. Why is it so difficult to imbibe such a simple reasoning that every human does not need to become a parent!
I feel this to happen in reality will take a lot of time because we women are the only one who can updrage or degrade another women ..cheers for the thought🤞great message team #lifetak #whynot
When women can produce a baby and deliver after all that pain then she can handle everything. Tell men to bear that pain for only 1 minute and see how their mentally change. I understand not all Men think the same but there is no shortage of who does. This is perfect example of how work culture should be. Loved it 😍
@@delicatebutstrong1590 he was an Indian army officer who endured 4 sniper shots in chest and 12 other shots on his body and led his force to victory, himself killing 7 enemy soldiers. He was posthumously awarded Param vir Chakra, the highest military honor of India. He was much stronger than any of you women...before challenging anyone know everything about them
i could totally relate to this video. my manager asked me to be good mother when i said i want to get involved into project more. my colleagues told client that iam going on vacation not maternity leave.faced so much of descrimation. my promotion was postponed and my GC also postponed. we need people to understand it's not vacation . it's whole new responsibility every mother would be dealing with.
@@pranitapatil102 Companies didn't asking women to get pregnent. It's her choice to get pregnent it's her responsibility to raise the child. Companies has nothing to do with her child.
@@ultimate6243 dude if it was really that wrong then govt won't have said to Necessarily provide maternity leave for women stupid people like U would definitely not understand govt knows better for their country
@@ultimate6243 aww I see you spitting poison under every single comment. FYI child support and alimonies aren't medical reasons. Why do u feel entitled to receive special treatment? sure, pregnancy is the woman's choice, but there is something known as "employee loyalty" and a "safe and healthy environment" in an organisation. I'm sorry you don't feel this way in your organisation. how can a new mom work in a toxic environment? she literally gave birth to a whole new human. do u know the drastic changes that cause in her body and life? if the company she is loyal to wont support her in these times then who will. a loyal employee is like family. wont u help your fam? i guess not.
I went through normal delivery while giving birth to my baby. I had fever during my labour, after labor I had 4 degree tear and developed sleep apnea for few weeks and had full body ache and I felt like I couldn't breathe at night while sleeping. I am taking care of my baby and soon I will go back to work after he turns 1 year old. We women have to fight back. Life is scary never lose your individuality.
As 16 yrs boy, i cant forget the fact that mother bear with immense pain, like 20 bones cracked together in fact some mother died too. Still they are not ego as men are. I love my mother
Loved the invisible slap on the man's face.....now he will be suffering from mood swings which his wife or whoever has to handle🤣🤣🤣🤣 So real...so true....wish there are people like the HR Head who will support every deserving woman out there!
I'm facing same downs since I returned to office recently. Seriously being a mom nd employee is not tht easy..kudos to the team to reflect pratical happenings ❣️💐
Another important aspect covered by your team. I truly wish that more and more bosses (male or female) and organisations understand such important issues. Few companies do provide facilities for new mothers and have cresh facilities too. Let's hope that with the help of such videos awareness spreads 😊
@@untoldmelodiesbymala883 Its not the case even with the big MNCs . After my son's birth I couldn't return to my work in a well known MNC ad there was no flexibility with regard to timings or wfh option.
@@rocky8344 men will understand this only when their wives face the problem. Fortunately my husband had no issue with me either working or stay at home. What if a woman with children has financial trouble at home and forced to work? And I believe that flexibility is gender neutral and men also need it.
I felt like crying.... How truly you have shown this... This is such a beautiful video ... People just laugh out at a woman saying you had a gala time .. honeymoon period and all ... Like seriously!!! Loved that the one who stood by this woman was a woman ... This video touched my heart .. thank you life Tak!!!
Its really a fantastic message..i can fully comprehend and relate it to me...in our societies after havng child and zero support from inlaws how difficult it become to pursue a career...having a child while pursuing doctorate in HRM and still i was made to confined in home...but there are always some way out..women can do many things and a mother is very strong in all dimensions because a mother strive hard to pursue not only her dreams but also of her child...there is still much more needed in this region to make people realize all this
Beautiful video. Becoming a mother and working after maternity leave is quite a challenging task. But hope all get a v understading top management person.
Fantastic content....if biological mothers hv such a tough tym can you imagine what adoptive mothers and mothers via surrogacy face in the work front? They dont get a single day of maternity leave and barring a few exceptions, their motherhood is rarely acknowledged....can u mk content on tht too??
@@ava-wk6du Ya take leave and do equal amount of work at home too! Take care of the baby too. Don't let only a woman of the house, wife or mother do all the caretaking. 🙄 Go ahead! Don't call the wife or mother to ask where the allergy medicine is then.. There's no problem.. 🙄
Of course fathers should b eligible for leave aftr child birth....to hlp wt both mom n baby.... But the idea tht only bio moms should get maternity leave as they need tym to heal is not fully correct...agree, ths tym off is needed for the body to heal but at the same tym its used to bond wt baby also....adoptv mons n moms via surrogacy also need tym off to bond wt their babies...babies too need to cocoon wt their moms....so some law should b brot in to gv atleast a months paid leave to non bio moms....
Beautiful video and while scrolling through comments i was looking for at least a few men would have come out and commented. But I can rarely see any, this shows how much we need to share this video across all gender and age groups.
I too face the same ... luckily my team and management supported me. While I'm seeing this video it brought back my memories. Thanks for the wonderful video
We women r blessed to give birth to the new generation nd surely God knew that its us who can handle things well wether it in or out . Very good content nd an eye opener for the men who count us low.
I did go back to work when our son was 6 months old, got pregnant for the second child. I gave up my job and was full time mum to both our kids for 4yrs. That was the best decision for us, I enjoyed every moment being with them.
Your point being ? You gave up your job ..that was your decision, and I am sure good for you . That does not mean women who want to rejoin work have to do the same . Your comment has no value add here, and it only goes on to give a chance to meninists to say this is what women should be doing .
Very important topic touched by you guys. It showed the real-time situation for many women. People often become insensitive to very sensitive issues, and demean the value of the other in a moment. Very good efforts!
Why not ??? Let this be happening in all MNCs... Be at work or in life, A woman is meant to carry all her vivacious roles to the best. DO respect the effort she takes in spite of all threats around her... LET HER CHASE HER DREAM! Kudos to the great theme work✌
Omg this is so relatable to me. I eventually left my job. Now I am working somewhere better with a better salary and position. The job I left after returning from maternity leave used to make me cry everyday to the point it got really stressful. No one (my line managers) was listening to me that I wanted more challenge and better pay, instead they were telling me how I was going to make up my missed work hours when I requested to finish work at 4 instead of 5:30pm. My new job says so as long as I deliver they have no issue if I finish work at 4 or wfh
So relatable, actually my seniors hold my promotion bcz they know I am going for maternity leave after 4 5 months , they didn't pay me any bonus that u are going on maternity leave so we can't pay.
i faced this too at my work ..when I came after maternity leave,just after 3 months of my delivery..its already a mixed feeling, that guilt of leaving your baby and excitement of joining back your position at work ..while your body is still healing..but everyone around us is out of that caring zone. Postpartum depression is a harrowing situation. Sleepless nights, early mornings, baby guilt and work environment.I used to feel that I did a big mistake planning my baby and lost my growing carrier..it was hard making my space again in my own office. my heart cried but no one was there to understand. But I never gave up. Yes my career went almost 2 years backstep but today i have regained my position and got a promotion too..Ladies just give some time to yourself and others..don't think of giving up..with time you will learn to handle work and babies comfortably.
Wow...m short of words...a big shout out to all the working moms out there....and kudos to your content writer life tak....u guys are really talented....love all your videos
All my team members were men but they were amazing supporting me throughout the journey and after it. They helped me ramp up and climb my career ladder.
How can someone say maternity leave is vacation? It is taken as the baby is too small and can't be left without mom and mom too needs to recover from the pain amd everything her body has gone through while giving birth. A very heart touching and inspiring video indeed for all the women out there. 🥺😍❤🥰🥰
What a message. Kids as a society are our collective responsibility. Imagine if women stopped giving birth in pursuit of their careers. As a mom and a professional doctor,I know it's been hard. In Singapore it's compulsory for all boys to do 2 years national service after 18 but for women they say giving birth is their national service. Imagine this happening to a woman from your family. Lovely message
Thank you for showing this video to us as women, mothers, and employees. I do appreciate this. I often feel scared that it will change after leave on maternity leave. It's my first time feeling experience of what if I would return to work
This is reality, companies doesn't want to hire women who are married, according to their ideology married women can plan family any time and then will go for maternity break... they call it stability issue with female employees. A married woman struggles for promotion in organisations, and this is a bitter truth..😐
Guys, being ours an overpopulated country, we should now celebrate childfree individuals. Why is it so difficult to imbibe such a simple reasoning that every human does not need to become a parent!
@@aaisunsaikia7565 Buddy, I am a single child of my parent and I am the last generation of my family as I have chosen a single and childfree life. Even my married cousins have opted for the same. Moreover, my grand uncle and two aunts have also lived a single and childfree life happily because in my family, it is an individual choice to live as per one's own wish and now unanimously we have decided that we will not populate any further.
I love when Aditi ma'am talked with her boasts her self esteem & self respect . Thank you 💖 Woman empowerment was there , is there & will be there forever 😍😍😍 Thank you for motivating others . Handling office work & home is not easy .. We woman are not robots 🤖. Please 🙏 respect others Thank you again ❤️❤️ 💓💓 For this amazing content.. Please make more videos like this one . I loved ❤️🧡 🧡🧡💛💚 💙🤎 your content . I am speechless ..
Yes, it is really relatable. When I joined after maternity leave even my female HOD does not understand me. But my mother in law supported me a lot, only because of her support I was able to handle job along with growing up my baby
Oh this brought tears to my eyes. I couldn't go back to work since having my last child in 2020 cos of my back problem. As Mothers we're a lot of things, and I refuse to be downcast by any situation. Beautiful piece ❤
Beautiful! 👏👏. So glad this important aspect has been highlighted so well. There should be compulsory workshops in companies to facilitate other employees, when welcoming back women from their maternity leave💐, to whenever it applies. Also true, women only can support other women in workplaces that need more understanding!
@@swapnilgupta6324 : All I am saying is one should have basic awareness and human understanding. She will be only able to contribute to the growth of the company, only when people stop being insensitive. It is not only applicable to new moms, but also people going through difficulties, as we are all humans,and then an entity of the corporate!
Now that's a quality content. I stuck this video because I'm facing exactly the same right now. I thought I'm alone in this. But somehow this video gave me hope to carry on..
Being a new mom, i am facing similar situation, my mil is not supporting, doesn't take care of me or my baby. Office mgmt is also delaying my due promotion because I can no longer attend office for few months and pursue them. This is second time. After giving birth to my elder one, i joined office after maternity leaves. I was not supported for feeding break by my mgmt and mil is constantly calling and telling me to come without understanding my situation. I am still scared the same thing is going to repeat.
omg i am so emotional after watching this. The exact same thing is happening with me. Unfortunately everyone does not get a manager like shown in this video who trusts and takes a leap of faith on the employee coming from maternity leave.
