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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They both suck - "travel once or twice a month" usually means twice and usually travel ramps up, not down (unless it is just during a transition period).

I'd stick with the old company through maternity leave and try to find something with less travel during/after maternity leave, frankly. [/quote]

Op here. Yes the new job is a day trip to PA. The old one to Connecticut, not sure of the travel logistics. I was thinking travel 1-2 days per month is far more preferable than having to work outside the home? Provided the travel is after when the baby is atleast 3 months old, so maybe starting Jan?[/quote]

If the travel really is only 1 - 2 days per month. When I hear 1 - 2 times per month, I think 3 - 6 days per month, not 1 - 2. But yes, if something is a day trip - then that's very different than airplane/overnight travel and much more managable.

I still feel like staying with the old company through the maternity leave is preferable, and working from home full time is sooooooo sweet, I'd hesitate to give that up during this transition period in my life. I think in 7 - 12 months you'll be in a better position to look for a new position, if needed, and know what your priorities are after baby is here. You may find working from home isn't actually ideal once baby is here... or you may value it so much there's no way you'd want to give it up. [/quote]

OP here, yes I understand this is conventional wisdom and I can continue to go about my pregnancy guilt free and stress free, since I am not actively making any move. And I have been WFH for past 3 years and I really love it.  A commute and a cube are unbearable for me even now, so with a baby it will get worse.
Whereas, the new job is probably the best new one I can find (if I *had* to find a new one) with work/life balance, career growth opportunities and the non existent commute, and over years I can increase my WFH days. But I have to prove myself first and that is going to be difficult with my pregnancy and being close to my 3rd trimester. It also requires major people mgmt work, so being in office 2-3 days per week initially is required.

I do agree staying put and waiting for a year is probably the best, since neither of them are clearly the winner.[/quote]

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