just accepted job whilst 17 weeks pregnant

[naturalbornshopper]

i didnt tell the interviewr that i was pregnant and i have accepted. i didnt want them to discriminate against me. have i done the wrong thing?

I wouldn't be too impressed if I had employed you. I think it is a case of building up trust rather than discrimination to be honest. If they really wanted you, you could have jointly worked around your pregnancy and future plans, if they didn't, well, do you want to be there in that case?

I think its ok ...I think if they knew about your pregnancy they wouldn't employ you tbh. Congratulations BTW, are you excited?

It's a tough one - I interviewed at 28 weeks pregnant so the cat was somewhat out of the bag on that one! (I got the job and started work at 33 weeks, went on (unpaid) maternity leave 4 weeks later).

I seem to recall you're not obliged to tell your employer that you're pregnant til 26 weeks, and it's just about stretching the bounds of possibility that you didn't know you were pregnant when you interviewed.

A friend of mine was in your position, she was made redundant during her pregnancy and basically had to try and get another job, so didn't admit to it at interview. She got two offers, one of which disappeared when she told them she was pregnant.

If I were you, I would own up now. The company's response may give you some indication as to what they would be like to work for when you want to go back after maternity leave.

And congratulations as well.

I went for interview at 14 weeks at didn't say. You haven't done the wrong thing because imho regardless of what people say you would have been discriminated against at interview, but it might be diplomatic to tell them before you sign the contract. Its more for show than anything else because they can't withdraw the offer, but at least you won't have sleepless nights before starting.
Good luck

I'd talk with work. My husband just employed a woman who revealed after she started that she was 18 wks pregnant. He is delighted for her (super husband) but annoyed as there was also another candidate who DID tell them she was pregnant and her change of circumstances meant she only wanted part time/ job share. He wonders now if a good job share opportunity was lost.

Sounds patronising I know, but you should come clean. If only to find out before you work for them if they are going to belittle you for being pregnant. And, it may just open other doors....

whatever you choose, good luck.
xoxoxo

You need to check out their maternity benefits scheme too. I didn't take a job once after finding out I was pregnant because changing employer whilst pregnant would have made me not eligable for the full scheme which was generous with the employer I was with at the time. I stayed put and got the full package instead of state minimum. Of course if you did that you will have to return to work for them but after your leave.

No. Being pregnant doesn't mean you're not entitled to earn a living imo. They are not allowed to discriminate and you've done nothing wrong. Congratualations on getting the job. I wouldn't tell them BUT if you want to find out what kind of employers they are and are prepared to walk away/take them to tribunal then make sure you've got the offer in writing, then tell them you're pregnant and then if they withdraw it go to tribunal and hey presto, cash.

I was hired when pregnant and I said I was. I told them I'd taken 2 weeks off with the other 2 babies and with this one I took I think 5 weeks off so it didn't really disrupt their work at all so it was no different from hiring a man whose wife was expecting. Pregnancy isn't an illness and doesn't mean you'll be away fora year unless you choose to do that in which case the employer morally should be told.