Pregnancy v.s. Career
I want to know how getting pregnant is like in FB or any other big tech company. I am hoping to have a baby this year but I am afraid that I won’t be able to keep performing well and getting promotions after I become pregnant. What’s your experience like when you had a baby at FB or other tech companies?
Perfect example of comparing apples to oranges
I’m pretty sure that OP is wondering about any bias/prejudice
Life changes forever after you have a kid. It will impact one year or two but after that you need to consciously put effort and get back to normal pace. It’s challenging but doable.
Pretty sure OP is referring to 2019
Your career will be delayed if the wlb was not too good before
Impossible to know how your body will handle pregnancy. Some women find the nausea and fatigue debillitating and cant get any work done, and some hardly even notice theyre pregnant. Ask your mom how her pregnancies were.
It hurts your career by around 1.5 years from what I hear
My last promotion happened during my maternity leave :-) overall, most likely your own priorities will change a little after you become a mother. Even if you don't get promoted that cycle, it's not the end of the world and there will be much more important things in your life :-) I am a mother of 3 and went through 4 promos during my 6 years at Microsoft.
My teammate got promoted when she was on maternity leave for half of the year.
Pretty sure getting pregnant is the same all around, well mostly. It usually starts with a man trying to get with the woman...
Aaaaaand the bakchodi begins