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Cleared Accenture Skill interview by answering almost all the questions and received congratulatory mail for HR round and submitting all documents. Then after a week received a call from HR saying that due to some technical issue, the skills round will happen again and an online assessment was set up. In the assessment, questions which were not directly related to the profile were asked and then a rejection mail was received. Does this happen a lot?
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I think I'd file that away under common "dumb things people say to/about pregnant women", right up there with "are you sure there's only one in there??" But I do think it's a thought/concern everyone has about any given pregnant woman in the workplace, your coworker just said it out loud.
If you are planning on going back, I'd just keep the dialog focused on projects you'll focus on upon your return. It shows forward looking thinking and intent, especially if you don't even bat an eye at such silly remarks. Plan the transition, train your backfill, and set your team up for success.
And at the end of the day, remember it's okay to not go back. It's not a failure. Parenthood changes everything, even for the most workaholics among us.
I would express to your boss verbally and in writing that you are a private person and would like that your personal life not be discussed by the team and to discourage that behavior. It’s your job to tell them. It’s their job to help create that space. I’d also mention to HR that you’ve overheard flippant responses to your pregnancy which aren’t appropriate. All that sounds difficult especially With emotions of pregnancy surrounding but remember you are a protected group!
Also, this situation you describe is against nys law.
They just assume worst case scenario.
I wouldn’t take it personally. I know in my district, which is female heavy- the principals and director of special education make contingency plans when one of us went on maternity leave…just in case
Congratulations and good luck!
No principal would trust the colleague.
When the termination is documented in HR and the vacancy is posted and approved by the board of education is when its done deal.
The board approves or disapproves self termination, same as retirements, and parental leave (unpaid)
I’d think a company could be in legal trouble if Hr or the principal trusted the colleague and based decision making on what the friend said
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As a fellow pregnant woman, I’m genuinely curious why this comment has upset you so much. Do you feel like it implies that you’re not good at your job? Or that you’re disloyal?
Also as a boss I would have shut it down. It’s very inappropriate to gossip about a person’s personal life and falls into the anti harassment law for NYS.
Women shit on other women who make different life choices, especially in the corporate world. Tale as old as time.
As a mom of two, technically speaking they are correct. You hold all the cards in this scenario: you go back, you decide to stay at home, you go back - but someplace else. And, how much do you trust your boss? Who knows if anyone actually said that, or if your boss was trying to pry.