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39 weeks + 4 days

ETA - I worked till Friday, June 14 and my due date was Monday, June 17. LO arrived on Tuesday, June 25. I am a library media specialist.

I'm a full time pre-k teacher. I was due Nov 17, but my scheduled c-section was Nov 14 (Thursday). I worked until the Friday before, which was Nov 8.

Not sure. I'll work as late as I am able.

I'm in sales and drive a lot for my job. I told my boss at 15 weeks, and said then I wasn't sure when I would go off - but probably a couple weeks before my due date. I've now told him Feb 28th will be my last day (due March 19th). DH wants me to take that last week as vacation though so I'm done earlier and so I can stop driving so much. If I stop on the 28th I'll be 37.5 weeks.

I'm an RN and I worked until 38 weeks. I work 12 hour shifts, 40 hours a week. I cut my hours down to about 25/week at 35 weeks as I started working only 8 hour shifts.

With DS I had a non stressful desk job. I worked to 39 weeks and delivered at 39+4.

With DD I worked from home but with regular clients and deadlines. I decided to work until 37 weeks and delivered at 37+2! Luckily I stopped early, I had considered working until at least 38.

39 weeks. Office job. I was induced a week and a half later.

I'm a high school teacher. I told my department chair and the school nurse at 6 weeks, mostly because I was terribly sick right from the start. I told my principal at 9 weeks, mostly because I was afraid people would start to guess and rumors would fly. I wanted him to hear it from me. Around 12-13 weeks I began telling other coworkers.
I'm planning to work as long as I am able. As of now (29 weeks) I'm doing well. I'm hoping to work until he comes, but we'll see!

I told my work at 8 weeks because I had so many appointments and didn't want them to start guessing. I planned to work to 39 weeks and went into labor at 38+5. I worked that Friday and went into labor on Saturday night.

My last day was my due date with my first.
My last day was at about 38 1/2 weeks with my second because it was a schedule csection at 39 weeks and I wanted a few days work free

38 1/2 in an office job - I was quitting to be a SAHM so I wanted as many paychecks as I could get. Last day was a Friday and I had LO on the next Monday.

Same as @matador84: I decided I couldn't work or handle the commute anymore, and my water broke the next day at 39.1.

I'm a vet tech instructor, so always on my feet. I got put on light duty towards the end due to high blood pressure and swelling, but I don't sit still or handle boredom well, so I preferred to stay busy.

Due to occupational hazards, I told my bosses both times right after my first ob appointment. I plan to work as long as possible this time too, but I'm only part time with a very flexible schedule.

I'm a nurse in a hospital, I worked until the end! I work 12 hour shifts 3 days a week. I worked Friday at 39+2, next scheduled day was Tuesday and I went into labor Monday night! Not that I was HAPPY to be working, but I wasn't unable to... I was lucky and didn't have any problems with blood pressure, swelling, premature labor, etc.

I worked until the end so I could have my full 12 week maternity leave with my baby. Any time taken before birth would've been taken out of those 12 weeks! But I definitely debated calling in sick a number of times!! I think you kind of have to play it by ear and see how everything goes and how you feel.

ETA: I told my boss right when I found out I was pregnant due to patients I couldn't take care of, medications I couldn't handle, etc.

I was planning on going to work on Monday, at 39 weeks but my water broke Sunday night. 40 hours a week and a desk job. The last two weeks the doctor suggested I work from home two days if I could to help with some swelling I was having. Luckily my boss let me do it.

I was planning to work until I went into labor, and did -- she just arrived 2 1/2 weeks before her due date so I still had a bunch of things left that I didn't get to finish up. It was fine, though. I'm a government lawyer, so I sit at a computer most of the day and don't have to work crazy law firm hours, so there wasn't any physical reason for me to stop working early.

I work in electronic publishing, as an editor (so, desk job). I told two of my managers at about 8 weeks, only because I found out someone was leaving the office — and I was being asked to take over some of her role — so I felt like it was the best time to tell them so they knew they would have to hire someone rather than just redistributing the work around. It worked out.

I worked till 37 weeks, but I had a scheduled c section at 38 weeks and 2 days. I had a little less than a week off before giving birth.

The last day of 38 weeks (which was a Friday). I had a C-section scheduled for the following Wednesday and going in for 2 days wasn't worth it! I worked a desk job and I totally would have kept sitting there if I wouldn't have had a c-section!

I worked until 40+1. And I had her the next day!

I told my employer right after I accepted the job of free that I was 20-something weeks pregnant! So I worked until I was 40 weeks and 3 days. I finished work on a Friday and was induced Sunday night.

I was planning to work until 39 weeks, but ended up stopping at 37.5. I was so uncomfortable and just mentally checked out of work. It was also a crazy hot July, so that made things worse. My swelling and blood pressure were unreliable, too.