Is negotiating paid maternity leave a possibility? I might be leaving a company I’ve been at for awhile for a new career but I believe I would have to wait one full year to be able to get paid maternity leave, we aren’t pregnant, but wanted to start trying sooner.

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I'm in a similar position to yours, looking for a job and wanting to start a family sooner rather than later. I looked into the rules in the US and some companies will let you negotiate for paid leave. My concern about doing that is that they might reconsider their offer, as they may not want to hire someone only for that person to leave after a short period of time. I don't think they are allowed to discriminate like that, but this is the real world…

It's always possible to negotiate something, though the success of the negotiation is up in the air. For something like maternity leave some companies may go by whatever is codified in the employee manual, so negotiating that might not be on the table. But you might as well bring it up and see how it goes.

You can definitely negotiate but I would wait till you get the offer because as the other commenter suggested, while the companies are not supposed to discriminate, sadly it does happen. They might be another answer as to why they chose another candidate but for your sake, don’t risk it till you’ve secured the position.

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