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[quote=Anonymous]there's a theory that when a person negotiates in a job offer situation, they are setting their worth, so when a man negotiates for a huge increase in salary, the person on the other side of the desk thinks "wow, he's worth a lot. what a great guy." whereas when a woman just accepts what she is given, the person on the other side thinks "huh, ok, she's taking the offer and not asking for anything at all. she's obviously not as good as the guy who wants a million bucks."

so, based on that theory alone, i would suggest that you ignore your uncle and bring up the pregnancy once the offer is made and negotiate hard for a paid maternity leave.

remember to negotiate for everything at once - come in with your ideal - 3 months paid mat leave plus 5 weeks vacation plus pay plus signing bonus and then slide things around to come up with an agreement. you might still not get the mat leave, but hopefully, you'll end up higher somewhere else - maybe they can give a high signing bonus or more vacation time every year...[/quote]

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