This article is great. I wish I had read it before I told my office I was pregnant. I told the biggest gossip (because she asked why my tummy stuck out) and by lunchtime the entire office knew. I wish i'd told my boss first who called me into his office and asked me to 'conform' the rumour! how embarrassing! It was all fine in the end but it definitely needs some thought beforehand!
Telling the boss you're pregnant
When
you've recovered from the joy/elation/shock that you’re pregnant, you may start
to think about how to tell your boss. These days pregnancy is no longer seen as
a 'disability' and you can continue working right up until your baby is due.
Even so, breaking the news to your boss can be a scary prospect, especially if
you are one of the first women (or only woman) in your workplace to become
pregnant. If any of you co-workers have children it might be a good idea to
confide in them and a . . .