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Wildkitten
Anyone doing the whole life challenge this time?
Anon28
I’d love to get people’s opinion on looking for a job while TTC. My husband and I have been trying for a few months, but I’m really not 100% on my current job. At first I thought I would want to stay simply because it’s very flexible, and not a lot of hours. Unfortunately, while it’s comfortable and fairly well paying, it is a dead-end. And now I’m realizing TTC might not happen immediately, and I don’t want to put my career on hold during the process. But job-hunting could take ages, too, in order to find the right role at a salary that would work. I’ve started applying to a few positions but I start worrying what would happen if I got a new role while in the very early days of pregnancy, and if I would be able to get maternity leave. Anyone been in this situation? TIA!
Catters
What most people I know have done is disclose after the offer but before accepting and negotiate maternity leave upfront. It’s awkward if you’re disclosing way before you normally would but probably worth it for the piece of mind.
anon
It depends. I know several people who changed jobs while pregnant. All got time off for maternity leave, but amount of time off and pay while on leave varied. Could you re-work the budget and start saving money for the possibility of an unpaid leave? I don’t know if portable, individual short term disability policies exist, but that might be worth exploring.
EL
Check the requirements under FMLA. You may need to be at a job for a year in order to be entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave. Something to consider.
Sydney Bristow
ATL is getting rid of comments? That’s astounding to me. Maybe it’s safe to go back there.