When I was
pregnant with Bug my job came to an end and with a number of months to go until
my maternity leave started I hoped to find a new job for the meantime. During that time I applied for a host of jobs
and with it nearing Christmas I thought it would be perfect if I could find a
seasonal vacancy as the job would naturally come to an end just before my
maternity leave started and I would not feel like I was letting an employer
down by starting a job to only have to go on maternity leave a matter of months
later.
A dilemma I
had when attending interviews was whether I should mention the fact that I was
pregnant or not, especially as I was concerned that my growing baby bump would
highlight the fact that I was pregnant whether I mentioned it or not. In the end I decided that honesty was the
best policy and informed potential employers of my pregnancy during interviews
as I knew it would have to discussed in a matter of weeks when I approached my
25th week of pregnancy if I got a job. I
was pleasantly surprised by the response I got during interviewers and did not
feel that I was being discriminated against and not considered for the job because
of my pregnancy.
Even though
I had a positive experience with potential employers when I informed them of my
pregnancy during interviews I was very worried about raising the matter and
thought that it would negatively affect my chances of getting a job.
