Is OTHER wrong in the post ? POST : I am currently in the process of looking for a new job and have begun very early conversations with a prospective employer. They are a smallish company (about a hundred employees or so), and are currently hiring for a role (this would be the first of its type in the company as they have only recently grown to a size where the business need has come up) that would be reporting directly to a manager who is looking to start a new team. 

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At the same time, I am planning to start trying for my first child this year. This would mean a timeline where I join the company for about half a year to a year or so, then be out of the office on maternity leave for 3-5 months afterwards. I do not intend to tell the company about my family plans. I understand that the company is not legally allowed to ask about this.

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My husband however believes that if he were me, he would not be comfortable with this decision and would prefer to let the company know of my plans once I get later into the hiring process. His reasoning is that while I have no legal obligation to let the company know in advance that I intend to get pregnant, going out of office for a few months less than half a year into a new job would be extremely disruptive to any team, and especially so given the size of the company and the fact that I am being hired as the first member of a new team. 

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On the other hand, I believe that if the company is interested in my skills and willing to hire me, they should also be accepting of the fact that I plan to take time off to pursue a personal goal that is very important to me. He says that from the perspective of the hiring manager, what I am doing is no different from someone who joins the company for half a year and decides to go on a 5 month vacation to travel. The only difference is that in this case, my absence from work would be legally protected and that while I am allowed to do this, it would strain the relationship with my manager significantly and would result in an uncomfortable work environment upon my return. 