Woman Left Feeling Confused and Alone After Being Fired for Having a Miscarriage

Pregnancy loss due to miscarriage is a shockingly common occurrence. With 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies reportedly ending in miscarriage, the actual figure is likely much higher because some can go unnoticed.

The emotional and physical impact of a miscarriage can be agonizing. But despite miscarriage being so common, many people have little understanding of how severely a pregnancy loss can affect someone. 

Reddit user u/meltedvelvet recently shared her heartbreaking story on the Antiwork subreddit. The Redditor sadly suffered a miscarriage at work, and understandably, she took a few days off to recover from the traumatic event.

However, the Redditor's superiors were not so understanding. She tried to explain the situation and what she had been through to her managers, but they were uninterested.

Instead of offering the woman compassion and support, the company fired her just days after her miscarriage. "I don't actually feel like this is reality at all," the OP wrote.

Sadly, instances like this are the exact reason many women (and men) feel the need to hide the loss of a baby and deal with the grief process alone. However, doing so can cause even more harm to a grieving parent.

Our OP says her mental health has been suffering since her ordeal. "I am not doing well at all mentally; I know my hormones are out of whack," she said.

Perhaps even more unsettling is that the Redditor is not the first person to have been fired from her workplace for the same reason. One of her coworkers said, "Another girl was fired after she had a miscarriage about a year ago, except hers was very public as she was in excruciating pain."

As always, the Reddit community had plenty to say on this topic. Keep scrolling to read the story in full and see how people reacted.

The woman posted her story with the title, "I got fired today because my miscarriage was 'too much.'"

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"I don't actually feel like this is reality at all," she wrote.

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The woman explained that she began bleeding heavily, and her colleagues had to call an ambulance for her.

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When she returned to work after a few days off, she explained that she had suffered a miscarriage.

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She even brought in her medical records as proof.

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A week later, she was fired.

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The store manager had not even been informed of what had happened.

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The manager said he needed people who would be "consistent."

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The Reddit community was outraged.

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The OP later posted an update thanking everyone for their advice.

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"I want to fight this, but there is too much going on right now."

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"I will still do what I can to study up on labor laws," she wrote.

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Here's how people reacted.

Reddit/Salt-Selection-8425

Report them!

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"Talk to a labor group/lawyer."

Reddit/Monechetti

It was a "medical emergency."

Reddit/SomeCallMeMahm

Send them to jail!

Reddit/thegothess

"It's so wrong."

Reddit/stereonix

They could've "bent the rules."

Reddit/JericIV

How can they sleep at night?

Reddit/5carPile-Up

"I am sorry this happened to you."

Reddit/iamdenislara

It sounds like "They personally didn't like you."

Reddit/Codyandcambria

What's your take on this story? Do you think our OP should take legal action against her workplace?

Surely, there needs to be more compassion from an employer in a situation like this one. There's a lot to be said for human empathy.

We would love to hear your opinions on this topic. Feel free to share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.