Rejected from the perfect job!

Jessica

I just want to rant a little. I’m currently 34 weeks pregnant with my first and am still working. The company I work for has been very flexible with my needs regarding my pregnancy by allowing me to take breaks when I need to and I was even given a performance raise.. but the issue with the job I have is that, since it’s a sales job, I travel a lot! And I spend most of my day in a car driving from grocery store to grocery store selling in product. Now with a baby coming I really would feel more comfortable with a different role with the option to work from home some days or go to an actual office everyday so that it’s a easier when arranging day care. One of my companies competitors is looking for the exact role that I am looking for and I am more then qualified for. I applied and within a few days was asked to do a phone interview. The interview went great but I felt that I should be honest and I asked the manager who was interviewing me “how soon they were looking to fill the position” she explained that they are looking for someone to start “June 1” I decided to be upfront and told her that I would not be able to start until around June 30th because I will be going on maternity leave in 3 weeks! I also explained that “I understood if there is a time crunch to fill the position but if you are ok with waiting an extra 3 to 4 weeks then I would love to move forward because this position would be perfect for me and I feel that I can really make an impact on the company” she said she loved me and she would love to move forward and will contact me with the next steps. I got really excited and my husband was excited to because it would also be a pay increase! But then two days later I get an email stating that they have decided not to move forward 😕. Disappointed is understatement! I understand the companies side because I can’t start right away but at the same time I feel that I just missed out on my dream job. I don’t regret getting pregnant at all, because this was 100% planned, and I am looking forward to being a mother but it still sucks.