Today, I was fired from my dream job for being pregnant. Apparently, you can't teach children while growing one inside you. FML
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mrsmahdi 12
They fired me in a clever way by telling me they didn't have anything for me to teach and that me going on maternity leave was too hard on the students I had so someone else was doing my classes. So I was not officially fired so much as pushed out and replaced
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Yazoo77 16
HR then court. You can't be fired for being pregnant as a teacher.
kingcaper817 14
That's incredibly stupid. I'm sure you'll find a better job in not time. Good luck with the baby. I'm sure you'll be an amazing mother.
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Nchivers1989 0
I seriously doubt you were fired for being pregnant. Even the most ruthless corporate shills wouldn't dare fire a pregnant woman, the cost of the legal shitstorm that would ensue far outweighs what they would pay you in maternity for a year. A school for young children would be more understanding.
srich83 5
Thats highly illegal.
kaecdc 2
That's actually really illegal
JTowers97 6
that's actually illegal. if you feel like becoming a few thousand dollars richer. sue the school district.
L0ts0b0ts 14
that's stupid. 2 of my teachers in 7th grade were pregnant and one even had to take a month or two off so they could raise the baby.
fionaeliza 3
They're not allowed to fire you for being pregnant, I'm like 99.9999% certain. Buuuut they do NOT have to give you maternity leave. At cashiering job in MN, you have to be with the company for a year before you can have maternity leave. Which is really really really dumb considering you need maternity leave when you need maternity leave. Because of this policy, I think you can be fired for not being able to do your job because you're pregnant. Try standing for 8 hours while in your third trimester!
BloodyGlass 10
Not only is this wrong, that is highly illegal, and OP has a solid case against them. Hopefully, justice will prevail and the assholes will find themselves out on their own asses.
fantasyworld 39
That is illegal.
Iamentertained 13
Hire a lawyer sounds like a title VII violation.
Say what? 4
That's illegal. If someone else took over the class then there WAS something for you to teach . So they have in fact just fired you because of your condition. Which is illegal