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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Pale_Hat2672 on 2026-02-28 23:18:51+00:00.
I work in a small company of 30 people. We are pretty understaffed and we've all been feeling the pressure for more than a year now with crazy workload.
I lead one of the 3 main teams and have had team members having to take time off all through last year due to various issues. I've also had team members moved around, all of which means I've had to do a lot more work than I should.
Anyway, one of my team members came back from mat leave in November of last year after 15 months away (we are in Canada). I was happy, she's a strong performer and it means that I had a strong, reliable team member for this year. 3 days ago, she told me on our connect that she's pregnant again and will be going on mat leave in June.
My face betrayed me and it was clear I wasn't super happy. I did say "Congrats, happy for you!' but it was obvious I was taken aback. I feel terrible about it and wish I could run that moment back. This is not the way I should have reacted at all.
TL;DR: Messed up by not being super enthusiastic about a coworker being pregnant