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How does one go about this while almost 4 months pregnant. Do you disclose this information during the interview? Do you wait until you're asked?

I'm extremely unhappy with my work situation and I'm in the market for something seriously closer to home. DH doesn't care that it means a pay cut but I'm just worried about starting to search this late in the game....

Give me strength!!!

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I would tell them that you are pregnant. They can't not hire your for that reason and I wouldn't want to start a job not being honest.

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I would not share that you are pregnant until a job offer is made. Employers aren't suppose to discriminate based on pregnancy but they do and they will continue to. Also, it's illegal for them to ask if you are pregnant or planning on having children. That is a big no-no

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I would never offer that information up. Keep the ball in your court as long as possible.

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I think it's a tough decision. You're not required to be forthcoming in an interview and an employer can't ask you about it. However, if you don't say anything, I'd be worried that it could reflect poorly on you once you reveal your pregnancy.

Just be aware that if you start a new job while pregnant, you won't be eligible for FMLA. You won't be entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid leave and your job won't be protected.

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i would not disclose.

and for FMLA you have to work a certain amount of time based on no more than a 40 hour work week i htink is 1250 hrs which is 31 weeks. so you are not going to be eligable. additionally any considerations you may have being at an existign job- such as understanding if you cant stay late or arent feeling well are usually granted over time. witha new job you will have to "prove" yourself again amd may not get those considerations....

best of luck to you!

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That's a really tough one.

On one hand, if you disclose, they may not even consider you.

On the second hand, if you do disclose and then get the job and tell them afterwards, they may feel lied to or betrayed and that's not the way to start a job. As the other ladies have stated, you also won't be eligible for FMLA.

What is your intent on working schedule? To start for a couple of months and then come back? Or start after the baby is born and you are ready to work a regular schedule.

I hate to be negative and make you feel bad, but as an employer, I don't know if I'd want to hire someone for 2-3 months, and just when they got the hang of the job, have to lose them for another 2 months, and then have them start again. What would I do for those months you were gone?

However, if I really liked you and you told me you were PG and planned on starting after the baby was born, I probably wouldn't have any issue with that so long as the position was something I could hold out on filling.

I guess it really depends also on what field you are in and what type job you are looking for.

I'm just answering from the perspective of my current profession, so it may be totally different if what you do is much more flexible.

In either case, good luck!!

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I am/was in the same boat, although now I am in my 6th month.

Earlier on when I was looking I did not tell most of them, until I was offered a position. One job in NY retracted the offer after I brought up the fact that I was concerned I could not perform all of the job requirements.

When I applied for a position down here I told them I was pregnant and that I have plans for daycare and I stressed my eagerness to work up until the delivery and return soon afterwards. They made me an "offer", but I turned it down.

I have not gone on much interviews at this point.

You should weight all the sides. In the end I decided it is important to be upfront with them, especially since you are getting to the point when most employees tell their employers. They should realize you are a woman, and most likely you will eventually have a baby, so you are doing it a little sooner. If you rock the interview and proove yourself prior, they will not hold it against you.

Best of luck!!!!