I was in the same position as you when I was pregnant last year. What happened was that there was a position in qa in healthcare sector (which is super rare to find) and it’s some more within my previous company so is just internal transfer. My boss was more than willing for me to transfer to that department and the qa manager also accepted me. But just nice when she informed me I just found out I was pregnant (4-5weeks at that point of time) and I informed her. After a series of discussion with my boss, qa manager and of course my hubby, I decided to let it go. Reason being QA is an extremely stressful department in my previous company and the department only has 3 people functioning for 5 laboratories sites, which means every year there will be audits (only 2 people in QA can do internal audit with the other one doing document control) and it’s back to back (internal and external audit). The QA manager shared her experience and opinion with me and after some thoughts I decided to give that idea up. At that point of time, it was very hard for me to choose between upgrading myself with new sets of skills (all along wanted to get into QA) or to stay put to minimise the stress. What makes me decide on staying put is my baby is more important than anything else. If I lose my baby, I think I will blame myself more than anyone will. I never regret my decision as now in my new company, I am doing some portion of QA as well which I feel I am slowly going into the sector that I want and I am happy with it. It’s up to you to decide whether the risk is worth taking up for, or you can wait for the next opportunity. Best is discuss this with your boss if your boss knows your intention of changing role and talk to the head of that department to know more about their expectation from you if you get to go over, also talk to your hubby about this and seek his advice too. Sometimes it helps you clear your mind and think deeper which is more important to your at the point of time.
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