Interview advice needed (nursing mom)

Saraeay

Hi ladies, I wanted your opinions on how to bring up being a nursing mom/needing pumping breaks during a job interview with a potential employer.

I'm currently employed but looking elsewhere right now and need a little advice.

I was thinking maybe I should ask about their break structure and lead into it like that? Wrong way? Right way? Ugh, what do y'all think? How would you go about it?

katka512

It would depend on the type of job, but the first thought I had was that the employer might wonder why you are so interested in breaks. Obviously you have a valid reason, but they might think you just want to know how often you won't have to be working.
Maybe it might be good to consider going about it as you might if you were pregnant, meaning go to the interview and then once you have an offer, ask about pumping breaks etc. Then you'll know you already have the job and the employer will still get a heads up.

Mcsweets

Psh I would not say a damn thing.

Saraeay

Thanks, I've been going back and forth about how to approach this. I'm literally a ball of stress right now between all the crazy shenanigans going on at my current work and looking elsewhere. I think I need to just remind myself to breathe!

defri17

I agree with PPs - don't mention the kiddos or especially infants until you have an offer on the table. It sucks to feel that these things can be held against us in terms of potential employment, but such is life as a mother instead of life as a father.

legallyginger

I've been doing a lot of interviewing lately. It is SO HARD to not say anything about what is obviously the most important thing going on in your life right now, but you've got to try to put it aside. You don't want to give them any reason to pass you over.