Anyone commute to Manhattan on the LIRR?

Do you plan on staying at your current job with the same commute after the baby is born?

I am going to try my hardest to keep my job. I commute from Stony Brook, so my commute is over 2 hours each way and my hours are kinda long. I am going to ask if I can only go in 3 days a week, and work from home one day.

What are your plans?

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I hate my job and was actually looking for another one when I found out I was pregnant. My plan is to quit after the baby is born and then 6 months or so later start looking for a job on LI. I dont want to do the commute into the city once the baby is here.

ETA: I know a few people who were able to work from home 2 days a week and only commute 3 days a week. I think a lot of companies will try and work with you so they dont lose you.

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yes but i only do it 2 days per week

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I do everday. It takes me total commute time about 1 1/2 hours. It sucks!

I miss my son and sometimes he is asleep for the night by the time I get home

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Posted by dawnie

I do everday. It takes me total commute time about 1 1/2. It sucks!

I miss my son and sometimes he is asleep for the night by the time I get home

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I commute from Ronkonkoma. It sucks. I am a teacher so I get home around 5:30. My total commute time from door to door is 5 hours a day.

I think once I have the baby I am going to put out my resume and try to get a job on LI. If not I will have to continue working in the city.

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I gotta hand it to you girls...I couldn't do it.

I commuted last year when we first moved on LI, but decided to look for a job out here once we made the decision to start a family.

Luckily I was able to find something close to home.

I respect you all!!!

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I commute from Bethpage and am keeping my job after the baby comes. My commute is about half of yours and I think its a pain sometimes. I would not be able to do it if I were you!

Can you look for another job closer to home if they wont let you work from home? Sometimes I get paranoid about getting home fast in case something is wrong bc both DH and I commute into NYC. Or god forbid another 9/11 happens and we cant get home for hours. Luckily we have some family that could help us out, but I still get worried about it.

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I commute from Commack, but I only do it 3 days a week. I really don't know what I'm going to do after #2 is born. I think it's going to get a lot harder.

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I commute from Nassau - it's about 1 1/2 each way. I'm going to see how it goes. My office is usually a little slower in the summer and that's when I'd be going back to work after my leave - so I'll test 3 days a week for July/August (if my boss OKs this) and decide from there. Right now I feel like I can't say how it will work - I may hate it (I'm already a little sick of the commute) or it might be doable. If I'm miserable, I'll have to decide to resign and find something on LI (which I'm sure will be a fraction of what i make now).

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I commute from East Meadow to Upper Westchester each day and it takes me anywhere from 1 1/2 to 2 hours each way. I have one son now and he has a really long day. Sometimes he's the first one there in the morning and the last one there at night - it rips my heart out. After baby #2 comes I'm going to take my 6 weeks full pay maternity, my 6 weeks FMLA and hopefully be able to find something new while I'm out.

I too just moved back to LI and was looking when I found out that I was preggers. Now I have wait. I went on some interviews in the way beginning and the market was a challenge.

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I commuted from Ronkonkoma to NYC while I was PG and hated every minute of it. After DD was born I luckily got an excellent severance package because I have no family here and my hours were 9-6, which really doesn't work for many daycare facilities

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Posted by snowboardgirl

Posted by HappilyMarried

Posted by LIBOUND
I respect you all!!!

How do you find time to cook dinner and do anything else like exersize, clean, etc.?

I haven't done that since I got PG. I need to get there!!!

I rarely cook, but if I get home at 9:00, I heat up left overs, or I cook if its 8:00 when I get home. we eat dinner from 9:30 to 10:30, clean up, and go to bed at 11:00 every night. yes, it sucks!!

I don't know how a baby is going to fit in! I have to cut back hours, work on the train more, and work from home two days a week, and only go in 3 times.

Same here, I haven't been to the gym since I'm PG.


As for dinner, we eat that late too most of the time. My dh doesn't come home most nights until 9:00-9:45. So I usually cook and wait to eat with him.

At least you can take a nap on the train ride and catch up on your sleep right? Good luck, I hope your job can work with you so things will be easier for you when your gets here!

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I do but luckily I work right by Penn & walk to my office (no subway ride).

I'm usually home by 5:30pm. DH & I took the commute into consideration before we bought our house because I knew that I would have to keep working.

Hopefully it will work out ok after DC arrives.

Good luck with trying for the part time. Even with my commute I would love to scale down to 3 days in NYC & 2 home.

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I worked in the city until I was 36 weeks, then I couldn't take the commute anymore and that was the express bus from Staten Island to Manhattan.

I was let go when I was 38 weeks, I was able to get unemployment and just two weeks ago I returned to work on LI (I should add that we moved out to LI) and I make MORE money and my commute is WAY shorter. It is SO much better than the city.

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All the more power to you, I can't imagine I commute to Manhattan every day but from Little Neck... and I work at 2 Penn so my commute, door to door, is no more than 35 min. It was one of my 'rules' when we were looking for some place to buy - I wanted a commute less than 45min.

Good luck with work - I'll keep my fingers crossed that they allow you to work at home as much as possible

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I don't know how you ladies do it who commute to the city.

I could never do it, honestly for me the $$ would never be worth it.

I give you all alot of credit.

Christine, your stamina amazes me.

edited to add, I really think that America in General needs to be more flexible with working moms.

I absolutely hate the all or nothing situation that a workplace can put you in.

I worked very hard for my career, 4 years of college and 2 1/2 years of graduate school while working full-time.

I like my job and I don't want to give it up, but I also want to spend time with my future children.

There needs to be more of a balance. For me and I think for alot of other woman out there who are moms, working 3 or 4 days week would be ideal.

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