I am pregnant and will take half year leave after August.
I don’t think the company will fire me for that. The problem is, I am currently the tech leads of two projects. One requires some specialties and I am lucky I am the only one in the team who has the skills. My boss recently became very insecure being laid off since the economic downturn. Project manager is always the first one to go and he seems upset that I am the only one and he tried to grab what I am doing. I came to the team much earlier than he did but he stayed in the company much longer than me. One of my colleagues is also very envying what I am doing and he would like to get a piece of cake as well. These two teamed up to get an expensive training which I think it only helps for beginners. The problem is
since I am an ESL and not very good at any politics, I am afraid they will find a way to replace me during my leave or I cannot take a lead anymore when I come back.
How do I protect my position during the leave?