I lost my mum when I was on maternity leave. Very sudden, very much unexpected.
I was due back in a month, my workforce was small, and we were all quite close. I could not stand the idea of going back to work and being ‘the one who’s mum died’
Looking back now that feels silly, but at the time that’s how I felt.
Instead, a week after she died I attended a job interview else where, and started there instead of returning back to a place where everyone knew what had happened.
I was able to put on a mask and be friendly and focused on my new role, but I didn’t feel the need to be back to the old me, because no one knew the old me.
So I do know that it’s possible to put on an act whilst grieving, but damn - the loss I experienced and hers just aren’t comparable. I can’t imagine continuing with a job where everyone knew the ins and outs like that.
also, as has already been said, she needs to pick a lane.
Either her followers are her best friends, she loves them, she misses them blah blah, OR it’s her job, she shares snippets of her day, shows what’s she wants. Influencers really seem to struggle with which one it is when there’s controversy.