Ethical to get a job with a company with good new parent leave policy right before having a baby?

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steam567

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steam567
Mar 29 21 Comments

I've been working at my own start up for over a year, and my wife's job has kept the bills paid and roof over our heads. However, she will have our second child in a month + a week or two. Once she does, we decided together that she should transition to be a stay at home mom.

Independently, my Co-founder and I decided we should part ways, so it looks like my days with the start up are done and it's time for me to go get a paying job.

Like I said in the title, is it ethical to get a job somewhere like Mastercard where they have a 16 week new parent leave one month before having a baby? (not really targeting mastercard. They are just a company I know that has a great policy here in the US)

Will most companies even let me take the new parent leave if I've been employed so short a time?

I'm a data scientist with management and engineering experience.

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  • It is ethical, but you might have a tougher time finding a role. I'd think you would need to be upfront about it as you get deeper into interview loops
    Mar 29 2
  • Yes it is . If they wanted to have some criteria like a year they would have had it at their policy.
    Mar 29 1
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      steam567

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      steam567
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      That's a great point.
      Mar 29
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    a6jle0

    Go to company page Amazon Product

    a6jle0
    The fact that you have to even write this post... The US is so regressive on this issue.... I think of parental leave as a basic right and entitlement. and if the company has a policy that gives leave from day 1 (like many FAANG) they do this for a reason. Once you have your offer you can let the team know, but you don't have to. You can also wait until your start date to request the leave. Either way don't feel bad about it. Do what is right for your family.
    Mar 29 0
  • Disclose it, they can't legally use it as part of the hiring evaluation, and if you pass the bar and get an offer, it's a place you want to work.
    Mar 29 1
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      steam567

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      steam567
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      Not sure about this one. If it's not going to be a factor in hiring, why disclose? It could only hinder the process I think
      Mar 29
  • Meta
    metably

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    metably
    Lots of companies require you to have worked there for a year before you're eligible. If you get a job somewhere that does not, it's a deliberate choice they made to offer the benefit that way, and you should not feel guilty holding them to what they use as a recruiting tool.

    Will some coworker silently judge you? Maybe, but f them.
    Mar 29 0