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I'm interviewing for a position and I'm 14 weeks along.  My plan is to disclose the pregnancy if I get an offer and negotiate maternity leave as part of my salary package.   My feeling is that if the employer is shocked and/or annoyed about the pregnancy news, they will resist any maternity leave and that will be a good indication that its not the kind of job that I want.   I definitely want to disclose before I start working there, and before I accept, because that should allow me to gauge my sense of the office policies on work and family.

I know that they had previously given a fairly generous paternity leave package to another employee but since I will have been there only about 6 months, I'm not sure if I would get a similar package.

I spoke some older family members (one of whom worked in HR) and he suggested that I be upfront about the pregnancy during the interview process, but explain that I am prepared to accept unpaid maternity leave.   I should also explain that I am prepared to work from home throughout the maternity leave (unpaid, mind you!) and come in to the office whenever necessary (also unpaid).    I really feel like this career advice is something out of Mad Men, which would make sense considering that he's older and male and worked in HR.

Please help me figure out if I'm crazy, or if his view on feminism in the workplace is totally unrealistic and impractical.  His advice is just making me so angry and it's hard for me to think clearly. [/quote]

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