please talk to me about your experiences (not opinions) of applying for a job when pregnant

[monkeymoma]

I know they're not supposed to treat you differently, but were they peeved when you told them? how did it go? how did you cope with leaving for mat leave shortly after getting "up and running" and all trained up?

I am going to apply for a job when I'll be 9-10 weeks (applications not open yet) so if (fingers crossed) I get an interview it'll be too late to claim I didnt know yet, but still early enough to get away with not tellng at interview.

I know my rights, I'm not asking that! I only took 5 mths off with ds1 and would be keen to get back this time too and will go back full time so my conscience is fine with it, but am just wondering how it panned out for others in reality?

thanks x

Do it - and good luck. I went for a significant promotion in a public sector organisation at 8 months pregnant with twins, and got it. I could tell they were very keen to not mention it - in fact it was hilarious. Two middle aged senior managers desperately not mentioning the clearly obvious fact that I was hugely pregnant. It was also a really hot day and I sweated like a pig in the interview.
To be fair, they were probably terrified of not promoting me!

Monkeymoma - Thanks, it was my pfb (and only), so I did not know any better.

I meant to say that hopefully in today's job climate things have not changed, and that pregnant women do not get discriminated against. Things are quite different to when I went through that, and I am not convinced my company in the US would be as ethical today as it was then.

But you do not have anything to lose really - go for the job!

Often the second choice candidate if you got it, can be given ur maternity leave, if they know soon enough to still be allowed to use those applications.