<prompt> Human: Hi all,My wife is in an interesting situation with her career and I wanted to get some insight from the experts. We are contemplating whether she should stick with her current job or move on to a new opportunity. Here is her situation:Current company:Smallish firm that recently went through some downsizing. Her group of 5 was disbanded with everyone but her getting severance packages. She was instead retained and is being moved to another group. This new role will require some travel. There is no change in pay, which I feel like is a little bit of an insult. Its overall a good workplace, she has been here a few years, and has plenty of rapport.New company:Small tech company with good prospects. This would be a 35 pay bump, she would get to do more of what she did in her now non-existant software position, and be quite a bit closer to our home. The twist in all of this, of course, is that we got pregnant a little less than two months ago. My understanding is that they cannot rescind this offer if she informs them, but it puts them in a tough spot which is never a great way to start gainful employment. If she doesnt tell them until after she starts, it seems scummy and definitely isnt a good start. Also, since she is hopefully giving birth roughly 6 months into the job, my understanding is that she isnt qualified for paid maternity leave. This is something that is VERY important to us. It will be our first child, so we want at least a month off to kick off the new family.Any thoughts on the situation? Can she ask for maternity benefits early? Should she even bring it up? FWIW, we have not told our families yet and dont plan to tell them for another couple weeks.Assistant: Talk to the new company and make sure to be clear on the plans for her maternity leave, how long before she returns to work etc. Regardless of whether she takes the job, it should definitely be brought up to the new employer to see their reaction to it. Plus their reaction should give some insight as to how the new work environment will be.Human: Good insight, thanks.  <response>: Plus they can tell her what their benefits are. They may have a great policy that is better than whats legally required. 