r/cscareerquestions • u/[deleted] • 12h ago

New Grad Pregnant during internship?

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u/lhorie 11h ago

Legally, no, it would not be a barrier. And there’s no guarantee you’d get pregnant right away, so you might be able to hide the bump until a full time offer is extended

In practice though, yes, unfortunately discrimination could happen. And there’s also no guarantee they’d extend the offer, baby or not.

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u/eyesonthefries609 12h ago

Congrats on getting your degree(s)! As a 30 something woman in tech, I regret to inform you that there is a lot of discrimination with pregnancy. That is, I have more stories of friends getting demotions, surprise firings, etc after getting pregnant than I have stories of women who's employers acted ethically. I have heard both types of stories though! I am 7 months pregnant and my job has been totally cool about it. 

What I am saying is it's a gamble. Either way, having the internship is going to be great on your resume. There isn't anything different you should do here.