Hello all,
this is my first post. I found out yesterday that I am pregnant for the first time and my husband and I are really happy about it. The problem is that it was unplanned and I am due to start a new permanent job (in academia) in January 2012 and move to a different city. I have not yet signed the contract, which I am now expecting from them. I was offered the job last April and since then we were engaged in negotiations in order to find a solution to some issues (mainly the start date as my current research project was originally supposed to end in June 2012). I like the people there and I feel that it is a very good job, but now I am worried that if I tell them that I am pregnant, they might withdraw the offer. I am also worried that they will be generally upset, as it was clear that they wanted someone to teach classes straight away and this will be precisely the time when I will be giving birth (I will be 7 months pregnant when (if) I join in January). I understand that academia has a better reputation when dealing with maternity issues, but I would appreciate it very much if you could give me any advice on how to deal with this: what to say to them, when and how (in person, by phone or email). My initial thoughts were to inform them immediately of the pregnancy (even before the end of the first trimester) in order to give the option to decide what is best for them and suggest a range of options: withdraw the offer, maintain the offer and try to find a solution for teaching, or postpone my start date until I will have given birth.
Thanks for reading this and I would really appreciate any advice you could give on this.
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Aria11 · 15/07/2011 12:17
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