Hello so to give some context , I applied for a Job early in the year and was rejected. I am interning at my place of employment ( i only go in twice a week) but I was told to reapply and I didn’t need to do the interview again.im basically just waiting to hear about my job offer ( waiting on the letter since I’m the candidate of choice).

The issue is I have two vacations planned through the year already, one that will take two days off of me during the week and the other probably three or four days .

When should I mention I need these days off? When I receive my offer letter or wait till after when I start. For context this will be a state government job

In February 2024, after 9 years, I lost my job at a major tech company due to poor management, having gone through six managers in about five months. Several months later, I secured a part-time job as an administrative assistant, making about half as prior job, at a benefits company, with the promise that I would transition to full-time within 3 to 6 months. After six months, I inquired about this and was told it wasn’t possible yet. This October will mark two years since I started.

For the past several months, I’ve been informed that our new CFO, who came in with a lot of issues from his predecessor, is not allowing me to move to full-time. However, two weeks ago, I was finally told I could work regular part-time hours, meaning I can now work over 30 hours, with a maximum of 40 hours, and receive benefits. After being jerked around by HR for two weeks about signing up for benefits, I was finally able to enroll yesterday. Unfortunately, the cost of my benefits is over double that of others because “it’s prorated for 30 hours,” even though I will be working 40 hours most weeks.

In my first year, I brought in over $100,000 for the company through my work, in addition to handling tasks that were not paid for by clients. I’ve developed many new systems that were never requested when I started and have streamlined efficiency, making things significantly better for everyone else. Everyone in my direct office says they couldn’t do their jobs without me, and no one else could fill my role. It has taken me this long to develop these systems, and it hurts so much to feel that all my hard work over the past two years is unappreciated.

I need to see a doctor, but I can’t because I can’t get insurance. Right now, I’m sitting outside work, crying and not wanting to go in. I can’t afford to quit. I love this job, but the corporate environment is incredibly frustrating.

I did update my resume last night

I’m curious what other people would do in this situation.

I have a job interview today for a front office position at a dental office. I’m currently 20 weeks pregnant, but I’m not really showing yet, so someone meeting me for the first time probably wouldn’t know unless I told them.
Part of me feels weird not mentioning it because if I get hired, they’ll obviously find out eventually. I don’t want to start a new job feeling like I wasn’t upfront.
On the other hand, I asked ChatGPT about it, and it said not to bring it up during the interview because it’s not relevant to whether I can do the job, and that it’s generally better to discuss it after receiving an offer if I choose to.
Now I’m torn. I want to be honest, but I also don’t want to unintentionally hurt my chances if someone has unconscious bias.
If you were in my shoes, would you tell them during the interview, wait until after an offer, or not mention it until it naturally comes up? Especially interested in hearing from anyone who’s been pregnant while job hunting or anyone who hires employees.