An internal role has come up at work which would be a promotion for me. I am also 4/5 weeks pregnant and haven’t told work yet. We are having a scan in two weeks time, and the job advert closes two weeks after that.
I was planning to tell work after my scan, but if all is well I am terrified this will go against me if I apply for the job. I know legally it can’t, but that doesn’t prevent unconscious bias. Equally I’m worried that if I don’t tell them until I am potentially offered the job, I will be seen as dishonest. The length of time taken to go through the process might also means it becomes difficult for me to hide it.
I was thinking of speaking with my line manager who I know has been pregnant whilst going through promotion and I know will be supportive, but I don’t know if I can expect her to keep it confidential when the person hiring for this new role is her colleague - again I know there might be a legal position here, but from a moral point of view I feel unfair putting her in that position.
does anyone have any advice? Obviously I know it is early days in the pregnancy so it may not be viable but I want to have a bit of a plan in place. I am also feeling quite rubbish so feeling like I should be telling my line manager anyway!