depending on the company, you might get treated similarly in some IT companies as well. It is not so common these days, because there's a great demand for developers, but especially in the entry level spectrum of the field, it's really the companies steering the wheel, not the candidates.
I think this also goes to show how problematic are the government regulations regarding maternal leave. In most if not all European countries your employer simply cannot fire you for pregnant leave and in fact the pregnant leave period takes at least 2 years!
I think this kind of behavior can be found in almost any career field, with respect to women having children. When you need the help on staff, and the job market is saturated with people looking for jobs why wouldn't you just replace and train? There seems to be little empathy. The WORST part is, I am also a minority (latina) and I had a coworker on our team who was also pregnant a month behind me. She got to keep her position and had a return date given to her(for 3 months later, I was only asking for 2 weeks). This is just another example of an unjust system.
We could compare the U.S. to all developed nations and see that we are the only ones with no regulations for mandatory paid maternity leave. I mean, even our healthcare is for profit. If it weren't for the fact that my husband is military (probable reason for the cancerous tumor to begin with) we wouldn't even have health insurance. but anyway! I really am keeping my fingers crossed that whichever company takes me in the future as a dev will be kind <3
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depending on the company, you might get treated similarly in some IT companies as well. It is not so common these days, because there's a great demand for developers, but especially in the entry level spectrum of the field, it's really the companies steering the wheel, not the candidates.
I think this also goes to show how problematic are the government regulations regarding maternal leave. In most if not all European countries your employer simply cannot fire you for pregnant leave and in fact the pregnant leave period takes at least 2 years!
I think this kind of behavior can be found in almost any career field, with respect to women having children. When you need the help on staff, and the job market is saturated with people looking for jobs why wouldn't you just replace and train? There seems to be little empathy. The WORST part is, I am also a minority (latina) and I had a coworker on our team who was also pregnant a month behind me. She got to keep her position and had a return date given to her(for 3 months later, I was only asking for 2 weeks). This is just another example of an unjust system.
We could compare the U.S. to all developed nations and see that we are the only ones with no regulations for mandatory paid maternity leave. I mean, even our healthcare is for profit. If it weren't for the fact that my husband is military (probable reason for the cancerous tumor to begin with) we wouldn't even have health insurance. but anyway! I really am keeping my fingers crossed that whichever company takes me in the future as a dev will be kind <3