My 2 cents... I'm a reforming Jerk Manager. When I was late 20s and early 30s, single and travelled full time, I believed that everyone should commit 100% to

My 2 cents... I'm a reforming Jerk Manager. When I was late 20s and early 30s, single and travelled full time, I believed that everyone should commit 100% to the project. My rationale was, "Winning breeds positive mindsets" and not the other way around. I really abused some folks that were married with kids. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and I have to worry about working for a jerk like the younger version of myself. The one thing I can say is that as a parent, it's good to work at a place where the management team is all from in-town, and most have kids. Almost all the managers at my current employer have young kids. This means that "office hours" are 10-5, with a ton of flexibility, and nobody bothers you until 9 at night. But the trade-off is that everyone is expected to be online until 1 or 2 in the morning if needed (after the kids go down) and be current on their email first thing in the morning before coming in to the office. I feel very bad for the people who were laid off when pregnant.