There's a lot of talk about balancing kids and work, but what about the nine months before the baby comes? This week, Francesca and Rebecca talk about going on maternity leave. That's something Francesca has some expertise in because. . .  She's pregnant! In her last episode before heading out on leave, Francesca talks about the career anxieties and excitement that she's had for the better part of a year, as she prepares to leave her job until December. She also admits something semi-scandalous: That being pregnant has affected her job performance. Doctors' appointments and the sheer biology of gestation, she admits, can get in the way of office life.Jordan Salcito, the beverage director at Momofuku, joins the show to talk more about how work and pregnancy can be almost diametrically opposed. Not only does Jordan's job involve a fair amount of alcohol, but in the middle of studying to become a master sommelier found out she was pregnant. She talks about the challenges of balancing her career and the realities of pregnancy.

<p>There's a lot of talk about balancing kids and work, but what about the nine months before the baby comes? This week, Francesca and Rebecca talk about going on maternity leave. That's something Francesca has some expertise in because. . .  She's pregnant! In her last episode before heading out on leave, Francesca talks about the career anxieties and excitement that she's had for the better part of a year, as she prepares to leave her job until December. She also admits something semi-scandalous: That being pregnant has affected her job performance. Doctors' appointments and the sheer biology of gestation, she admits, can get in the way of office life.Jordan Salcito, the beverage director at Momofuku, joins the show to talk more about how work and pregnancy can be almost diametrically opposed. Not only does Jordan's job involve a fair amount of alcohol, but in the middle of studying to become a master sommelier found out she was pregnant. She talks about the challenges of balancing her career and the realities of pregnancy.</p>

You spend more time at your job than just about anywhere else. Game Plan, a weekly show hosted by Bloomberg reporter Rebecca Greenfield and editor Francesca Levy, takes a close look at the way we live our lives at work. Greenfield and Levy dive into everything from how we started speaking in office jargon to the strategic value of being nice to your colleagues. It turns out that there’s a lot more to say about the office grind than you may have realized.

Rebecca Greenfield and Francesca Levy dive into everything from how we started speaking in office jargon to the strategic value of being nice to your colleagues.

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Being Pregnant Has Affected My Job Performance

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