So, I'm not sure if this fits here but it feels like it does. I am a recent law school graduate. I graduated with honors in the top of my class. I then worked for free as a law clerk for 4 months waiting on bar results. Everyone I worked with gave me rave reviews and recommended me for a permanent position. I interviewed and was told in the interview that they really liked me. I was then told that they didn't have the money to hire me and they wanted me to wait a few months until they got a new grant that would allow them to hire me. I continued applying to other places while I “waited.” It has now been 3 months. They just offered me a temporary, 6 month position, with no benefits as a “gap-filler” until they can afford to hire me. The position has a base pay of $37/hr and a max of $48/hr. I asked for $45/hr, which may sound like a lot but is actually just a living wage for a family with 1 working parent and 2 kids where I live. They haven't gotten back to me yet on whether they'll match what I'm asking for or just give me the base rate. Either way I'll end up taking the job because I need it. Despite all of this, my biggest worry right now is that at the end of the 6 months they will find a reason not to offer me a permanent position because right now I am a little over 2 months pregnant (I haven't told them) and it will be hard to hide when I will literally be giving birth within days of the temporary position ending. Regardless of anti-discrimination laws and pregnant workers rights, I know that employers often do discriminate and I really do want this job and I think I'd be damn good at it. Sorry for the long post, I'm just sad that instead of feeling grateful that I'm finally going to have my dream job (even just temporarily) or that I'm welcoming another member of my family, I'm worried that it will all come crashing down in 6 months.