[newfoundglory]

What do you want people to do when they are job searching while pregnant? Are you just wishing you'd been told on her first day on the job?

[hotdog97]

Let me answer this with a counter-question. If you're pregnant and somehow hiding it really well, do you think it makes sense for you to job-hunting six weeks before you're due to give birth?

[tptacek]

Literally the only reason to tell a prospective employer about your pregnancy status is to enable them to unlawfully discriminate against you based on that status.

[newfoundglory]

FUCK yes. Kids cost money. Jobs are how you get money. And I say this as someone who hired a woman who then told us she would give birth in two months, and we were fine.

[lhorie]

If you knew you had to take time off in two months to recover from a scheduled medical operation, would you rather spend the next two months earning a salary or surviving on your savings?

[vitalysh]

My wife been searching for a job for quite some time (about a 2-3 years), during that time we've been trying to conceive a baby, but no luck, went through few eco sessions, still no dice. We decided to give up on idea of having a baby and just relax and live our lives. Then suddenly she gets a job offer she was dreaming about and one week later, guess what? She is pregnant. Now what would you tell your wife? Give up job you've been dreaming about?

[cimmanom]

If you're un-/under-employed and need the money, of course.

If your old job doesn't provide halfway decent health benefits or paid parental leave, of course.

If your old job sucks your soul and makes you want to slit your wrists, of course.

[YeGoblynQueenne]

I think it always makes sense to go looking for a job when you don't have one and you wish to be an independent adult and support yourself through employment.

But, obviously, we're not talking the same kind of "makes sense" here, are we?