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No advice on telling before or after but just be aware that most employers don't offer paid maternity leave unless you've been there for a year. Also, not positive on this, but you might not even qualify for FMLA.
Yes checked on that, they offer paid maternity leave after 90 days of employment, which I’ll have met.
They already offered you the position so it doesn’t matter - they know they’d be in big trouble if they re-neg’d after you tell them you’re expecting.
I can see both perspectives. My cynical self would tell after, closer to 18-20 weeks so you have time to make a strong impression first. And no, they cannot do anything about it.
I'm in a similar position, pregnant and looking for work, and I've been thinking a lot about this question. While part of me thinks it would be right to tell before accepting the offer, several people who I respect and trust have told me that I should wait until after I've built a rapport and reputation with the new colleagues/management. Self-preservation!
agreed. At the end of the day, it probably won’t matter, since at this point the company has already extended the offer- and most likely wouldn’t withdraw it. However, I feel like I’d rather tell the team once I started, rather than telling the recruiter right now. On top of that, the company could have a policy that allowed for maternity leave only after 1 year instead of 90 days, which kinda means they would expect something like this to happen and are okay with it.
Subject Expert
I would tell.
Subject Expert
Before accepting the offer.
I would tell before. I would hope they would support you in this journey, if not, maybe it’s not worth working there.
Mentor
No experience in this myself but if I was in your shoes I would be upfront about it and see what the issue is with leave. Especially if you plan on taking more than the 6-8 weeks (8-12+) so it does not catch them off guard later on.
Mentor
I would tell after. You're not required to tell and you'll have been there for seven months when you go out on leave. After seven months, an employee could get hit by a bus and need a few months off. Shit happens. Employers need to learn to roll with it.