How you respond to pregnancy announcements in the workplace says a lot about your cultureWhich in turn could affect that employee's entire pregnancy and birth experience and whether they choose to stay in your companyWe’ve heard some shocking stories recently. Those reactions really do stay with people forever.Here are 4 top tips on how to respond to pregnancy announcements - Share their enthusiasm- Be conscious of your biases and don’t make assumptions- Send a congratulations gift package (like our award winning boxes)- Offer support right away to encourage a healthy pregnancy. It's not all about the leaveThese tips will ensure everybody, including partners feel comfortable and safe to disclose pregnancy newsHow do you celebrate pregnancy announcements?
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I was lucky to have a great experience when I announced my second. I was maybe a month into a new role, a promotion I had fought hard for. I'd also been trying to get pregnant for 18 months, and both happening at the same time was one of those lovely tricks life likes to play on you.I went into my meeting with my new manager (Ed Couchman , then head of UK ads at Facebook) somewhat sheepishly. His response was "oh my goodness, please don't have an apologetic look on your face, this is wonderful news, congratulations. Of course we'll do everything we can to support you, however. Now, back to this work idea you had..."It felt fantastic to have my pregnancy acknowledged with warmth, support offered, but then also not assuming that I wouldn't have my brain in the game for work too. The next 6 months, while pregnant, were some of the best of my professional career.I think it's also really important not to assume that a pregnant person has checked out of work already. Give them the space to pull back if they need to (e.g. I stopped traveling relatively early) but otherwise, if someone is still ambitious and feeling well enough to work hard, give them the chance to do so.
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Enjoy your vacation? 😂👏🏻Please tell me it was said by someone who hasn’t been on maternity or paternity leave themselves, right? Or have I just been doing it wrong all this time? 😅
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My favourite was 'was it planned', I don't think the person asking had thought through the fact they were basically asking me about my birth control practices
Associate Dean of Academic & Faculty Affairs - UCLA Extension, Strategy Professor
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At the time of my pregnancy announcement (I hid it for 5 months), the Chair of my dissertation committee said “oh no, I wish you would’ve asked me first.”
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'How can we best support you?' is great but even better is 'These are all the things we have available to make recent parents' lives easier, take your pick!'
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Enjoy your holiday...wow 😖 if only people knew!
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Enjoy the holiday 🙄 heard that before. Gosh. There is a lot that needs to be addressed about pregnancies, maternity leave and then return to work. So good you are raising the awareness 💛
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Ugh I hated how I was treated when I was pregnant in my police career. People are literally rude, miserable, and cruel.
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