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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While I do not strictly agree with your mother, there is something to it.  It is wrong to discriminate against someone because she is pregnant.  It is not wrong to pass on a candidate because that candidate will not be available to do the work you need done.  So, as PP said, if a company needs a candidate to report to work on the day after that candidate would give birth, the company would not be wrong to not hire that applicant (or to fire her for not showing up).

On the other hand, if the decision not to hire is born out of some general belief that new mothers do not maek productive workers, that would be wrong.[/quote]

I agree with this. If I have a major event in 6 months and am looking for an event planner, I'm not going to hire someone 3 mo pregnant. If they didn't tell me and I hired them anyway, I'd be frustrated. In most cases, hires are long-term and a bit of time off isn't a big deal. Depends on the job. Some places, especially smaller places, can't afford to have a new hire take time off fairly soon after starting. I left a huge company to work for a small one. At the big one I turned off my blackberry and did nothing work-related for months. In this job, I'd be back online fairly quickly but also have much more flexibility, etc. it's a trade off.[/quote]

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