Courtesy of Christine Hernandez The author working while holding her second child, then 1 month old. They kept extending my “temp” position until it began to feel permanent, minus any real benefits or paid time off. I knew they couldn’t fire me because I was pregnant, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t passively lighten my load. Now I no longer need to time naps around work calls or hide the number of people in my family. And no, my former employer still doesn’t know I hid my pregnancy, birth and six months of my son’s life from them ― although I guess the secret’s out now.

Source: Huffington Post September 10, 2023 18:10 UTC