Just a quick rant. I was working for a small company when they got bought out by a much much larger company. I had no intention of working in that kind of corporate environment but they lead me on with a sign on bonus and promises of honoring my start date with the other company so that I did not lose out on the benefits I was going to be receiving since I had been with the original company over a year.
I thought “hey, the deal is I keep the sign on bonus if I make it a whole year with the new company. Since I’m trying for a baby it works out perfectly since nothing is that bad I can’t make it a year.” Well. It turns out i conceived a day before the official transfer of ownership. Within a week of the change I knew I hated it and needed out. Me and my SO stopped trying for a baby and I was going to wait until after a vacation I had a month later to start applying places. Of course after the vacation I realize that I’m pregnant and it’s in my best interest to stay since they have paid maternity leave.
Now, at 6 months pregnant they are trying to claim that I don’t qualify for maternity leave because I haven’t been with the company a year. Completely ignoring the fact that they said they would honor my start date with the other company. I looked through my offer letter and of course it isn’t mentioned there. So fuck my life.
Sorry I guess that wasn’t a short rant after all.