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Post Doc Dilema

I just received my PhD and am currently exploring employment options. My dilema is this: my wife is finishing her last two years of medical school in a town in which it seems my only option is to reamin in the same lab that I did my PhD in for 2 years, or work in small-time industry as a low-level researcher.  Or, we can spilt up our little family (we have a toddler) and I can get a more substantial post-doc far away from where I am now. I am trying to decide if it is worth it to leave my family for a couple of years, and alternatively, how much staying in the same lab for that time affect my academic career. Any advice would be appreciated.
gpt
I don't know your field, but your wife is probably gonna make more money as an MD, right? If that's the case, maybe prioritizing her career is more important for your family, meaning that your staying with her and helping her with raising your child would probably result in better career outcomes for her (more time devoted to studying, better residency options probably, etc etc). Not to mention the benefits for your child of having the father around every day. And hopefully a better marriage overall. You can probably build your CV and publications at this place too in the next two years. And then you'll look where to move together.