New Promotion and just pregnant - help!

[Wildbunch]

I have just been offered a promotion at work which I've accepted, and since then I found out I'm pregnant. My twelve weeks comes just before I would start in the new role. I'm really worried about telling my boss, especially as it's the kind of job that would be difficult for them to cover and I would be off on maternity leave after only 6 months.

Any support or advise would be very welcome! Or any ideas of clever ways to approach it.

How they cover it is their problem, not yours.

The best way to approach it is to come clean at 12 weeks and say that you appreciate that you won't be in the role for long but that you will of course be more than prepared to use the time helping train up your maternity leave cover, and that you are very career-focused so will be very excited to have such a great job to return to.

They can't rescind the offer so they will have to accept it with good grace.

I've had people start jobs and then admit they were PG. Doesn't bother me in the slightest - it's normal to have babies and I certainly don't expect them to time things to suit me. The only time it really p'd me off was when someone tried to hide it. I knew she was pg, watched her decline alcohol ('on antibiotics'), watched her suffer terribly from morning sickness, knew when she booked odd times off that it was for 12 week scan/midwife appts, etc, but the silly bint hid it until she was 20 weeks and bursting out of her clothes. And she then had the cheek to tell me that she 'honestly, really, had no idea she was expecting and had only just found out a few days earlier'. I congratulated her and told her that by my calculations she must be due around X date, and I'd already scheduled her on local projects to enable her to avoid long haul business trips for the next few months.

I wish you were my boss!! I know I am probably worrying for nothing so thanks for reminding me that women do get pregnant & bosses do handle it! I will feel much better when I've told them, so 12 weeks can't come soon enough.

Was there anyone else considered for this promotion, imagine how they must be feeling at the prospect of training mentoring your maternity cover. I would not be that impressed

Thanks 2048 that made me feel better ;).

i would agree with stillsquiffy It is not your problem, its theirs!

good luck and congratulations!

2048 even if that was the case, wildbunch was the best candidate, and they'll still have her if she decides to return to the job. If not maybe the hypothetical other candidate would be offered it.

Poppy283 wildbunch may have been the best candidate, but if she decides to return to will it be full time or will colleagues have to work around her preferred part time hours.

Take a 2048. world has revolved a few times since your attitudes were given ear space, even if you haven't.

Thanks everyone for the support and thoughts. There was only one other candidate interviewed and I know they didn't want the person so no guilt there. Also my predecessor worked part-time with no problem so again no problem there, although I expect I may have to return full or almost full time for money reasons. I have decided not to say anything until 12 weeks. I love my job and know they have a committed worker in me. I suppose I just need to remind myself of women's rights to have a child and career, and trust that most of the people in the world now are respectful and modern enough in their thinking to agree with this view.