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Re:Ask HN: When to tell potential employers me and my wife a... by pavel_lishin on Thursday May 07, 2015 @11:58AM (#9505985)
I'm not exactly sure how one would spin childbirth as "unexpected".

"Whoops, turns out my wife was pregnant for the past nine months, who knew?"

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Re:Ask HN: When to tell potential employers me and my wife a... by danieltillett on Thursday May 07, 2015 @02:33PM (#9507224)
The childbirth might not be unexpected, but the need to take time off would be. The op can credibly claim he did not intend to take anytime off at all and it is only because wife needs him and this was unexpected.
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Re:Ask HN: When to tell potential employers me and my wife a... by iqonik on Friday May 08, 2015 @07:45AM (#9511000)
I think you're setting a precedence that it is you vs company. If you're upfront and they work around this or even embrace it, you know they are a good company to work with.
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