beachlilie

Thank you for all the advice. It really means a lot that everyone has taken time out of their day to respond to my personal problem, and it's great to get some insight from someone who has been there. I more than likely won't work in a care center, but there is a place just up the road that holds a lot of opportunity and hopefully I will be able to get in there... they even offer tuition assistance if I decide to continue on to become an RN! We'll see how it goes. Not entirely sure what move I can make from here, but I'm just going to work through the classes and see what kind of work I can get if any, and I will post any information I find out on this thread in case someone else has the same problem. sonomala, Thank you for everything you have said. Your last comment really did help a lot. We all have those moments sometimes... :hug: I may be having one of those that is just super extended. LOL

From the research that I have been doing on my own, from what other aids have been saying, and from the advice you have been giving me, I believe that the circumstance presented in my case would be illegal. I talked to the aids that got hired after me, and they both applied for the class and the job the day before the class started, and they got both even though they had never been in the facility before. They were hired on the spot, and they didn't even know about what was entailed in the job until after they were hired, and didn't know that they were starting the class the next day. They just came to try to work at the front desk. When I showed a real desire to work and take the class, the teacher was trying to tell me that I shouldn't even consider taking the class, lied about not hiring, and even told me that she isn't the one that does the hiring and tried to tell me I would need to make an appointment to meet with someone else, (when she in fact did hire both the ladies that were hired after she told me they were not hiring anyone). She solely focused on the fact that I was pregnant and trying to get into the field. I'm not trying to play up the fact that I am pregnant. I'm not asking for any special privileges and I'm willing to work just as hard as anyone else. I'm doing the same work and the same duties that everyone else is doing already. I even helped change a colonostmy bag, with out making a big deal about the smell. When the teacher was giving me the mini interview, she didn't even ask about my past work experience or ask any of the normal job interview questions. And she flat out said that I would not get the job because I was pregnant. Not because I couldn't do the job, or because my work ethic was bad. She has said more recently that she is very impressed that I have made it this far with classes and clinicals with out a complaint, been on time and participated with everything they have done. Which means that I am already capable of doing the tasks at hand. I do understand that there is maternity leave involved with a pregnancy, but that is going to happen at any employer, no matter what industry I work in. Being single pregnant doesn't help, and when you're told flat out that you won't get the job because you're pregnant can really hurt. I have talked to some other hospitals and centers in the area, and even though I am "disabled" they are more than willing to consider me for employment. I just get worried that because I don't have a job now, it may be nearly impossible to get a job when class is over anywhere, not just as a CNA. I have been up front in telling them that I am pregnant, but I served in a restaurant before I started the classes, which has a lot of demanding job requirements, and they understand that I'm used to being up and active. I'm starting to get too far along to hide that I'm pregnant, and I personally don't think that it would be the best idea to hide it. The statements made above have been accurate. I believe that I got the message with the "don't ask, don't tell policy" because in any place of employment, it is illegal to discriminate against someone if they are pregnant, because of their gender, or because of their sexual orientation. The person that stated telling someone I am pregnant would be like telling them I'm gay, was not bashing on homosexual people in the slightest. She was simply stating that they get the same discrimination as someone who is straight up and says they are pregnant. I'm more than capable of doing the job properly, and if they are worried about maternity leave, then they probably wouldn't hire any women, because at some point, a lot of women that are working get pregnant and have children, and will need the take a leave of absence. Because I'll need to take it in about six months shouldn't have to matter. If someone does start using pregnancy as an excuse to not do something, it's just like using anything else as an excuse to not do it, and that's when the problem starts. I think it should matter if someone is willing and capable, not if they are considered disabled... but that's just me. Sorry it's so long! Guess I had a lot to say since I've been on.

I'm going to try to work somewhere else. I'm hoping that it won't cause any more problems. Thank you for the words of wisdom! I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to respond to my message.

Okay... So I started CNA classes last week at a care center, and during the process of applying, the teacher said that I could possibly work there and have the center pay for the classes. When I told her that I was pregnant, she went into how I would need a note saying I could lift a certain amount of weight to even take the class, and to work there. Which I understand... But then she told me they weren't even hiring right then, and that I probably wouldn't be able to get a job there because I am pregnant, and if any positions opened up she would let me know. I didn't think much of it, until the first day of class, two women mentioned that they applied for the class the day before the class started and were also going to be working there as CNA's so their classes would be paid for, and they would get paid for their clinicals. The teacher never mentioned any openings to me, and still hasn't asked to see a note of any kind for the classes. Was I discriminated against because I'm pregnant? Because I still go to the classes, I'm still doing the same work they're doing, and I'm hardly 13 weeks pregnant. Did she not hire me because I'm pregnant? I know legally it's not okay for her to do that, but I'm not sure how to confront her with out making things weird in class. And will I be able to get any work once the classes are done? I've heard of many women working up until their due date, but will I even be able to get hired anywhere? Sorry... It didn't really bother me until last night. Any advice anyone could give me would be great! Please help! Thank you in advance.

Hi everyone! I just started my CNA classes last week in Utah, and it has been so much fun so far! I am really hoping to work my way up to being an RN. I started the CNA classes when I did, because I found out I'm pregnant, and I believe that the classes will be a lot easier to get started before the baby comes! Being a single mom will be difficult, but I'm hoping everything I will go through for the baby and my career will be worth it! If anyone has any advice, please let me know. Thank you so much for this site! It has helped a lot in any questions I've had already. :redbeathe