I Lost My Job After Becoming a Mom Because They Said They ‘Need Someone Who Won’t Get Distracted’ – Here’s How I Took Back Control!

As a new mother, I juggled my son’s cries and demanding job, balancing feedings with Zoom calls and deadlines. Before motherhood, I was a star employee, climbing from admin to project lead, earning praise for saving a company rebrand. But after maternity leave, my manager, Rob, and colleagues judged my exhaustion, scheduling late meetings despite my daycare responsibilities. When my paycheck arrived late, Rob dismissed it, assuming I

wasn’t the breadwinner post-divorce. In a meeting with HR, he fired me, citing “distractions” from motherhood. Furious but resolute, I posted a viral video exposing the discrimination. It sparked The Naptime Agency, a company of brilliant moms—coders, designers, writers—working flexibly. Within a year, we signed major clients, hired thirty women, and built a powerful network, proving motherhood wasn’t a weakness but the foundation of our strength.