Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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Real talk, I'm struggling with this balance. I'm trying to be the dad who shows up but also the guy who gets promoted. Can't be working at 9pm every night and also coaching my kid'
Been remote for 3 years now and honestly it saved my sanity. No more commute which means I can eat lunch with the kids, take a break when things get crazy at home. Yeah I still wor
Took 12 weeks off when my third kid was born. My boss basically made me feel like I was abandoning the team but whatever. That time with my newborn and my wife was priceless. I was
Took 10 weeks when my second son was born and it was amazing but man, coming back to work was a reality check. Coworkers had already filled my projects, my inbox had 800 emails, an
Got offered a remote position that would let me see my kids after school instead of relying on aftercare til 6. But it's technically a lateral move and my boss implied I'd miss out
I travel maybe 3-4 weeks a month for work and make good money doing it. My wife says I should look for something else but finding a job with similar pay that doesn't require travel
My company says they're flexible but I swear being the guy who leaves at 3 to pick up kids or works from home on Fridays makes you invisible for advancement. The guy who got promot
Took 8 weeks off after our second was born and it was incredible but now I'm back at work and the transition is killing me. The company has been fine but I feel like I'm behind on
Got offered a promotion that would mean traveling about 30% of the time. Money would be really good and it's something I've been working towards. But my oldest just started school
I've been snapping at the kids over dumb stuff lately and I know it's because work has been insane. We're understaffed and I'm picking up slack. Last night I yelled at my daughter
Being home with the family is amazing but everyone thinks because I'm here I can just watch the kids whenever. My wife had a doctor appointment yesterday and I got asked to cover i
Took 6 weeks off when our second was born and it was amazing. Now I'm back at work for a month and my son barely recognizes me again. I missed his first real smile, his first time
My boss basically told me the next promotion requires me to be in the office 4 days a week minimum and willing to travel 20% of the time. My kids are 4 and 7, wife works part time.
I've been getting tension headaches every single day since we moved offices. Longer commute, stricter hours, and more meetings means less time with the family which creates stress
Been remote for 2 years now and honestly I thought it would be better but it's so much worse. My office is literally 10 feet from where my kids eat breakfast. So now I'm in back to
I can have lunch with my family now which sounds simple but man it's been huge. I'm actually present for the middle of their day instead of just sprinting in at dinner time. Produc
New project at work is eating up all my time and I'm missing stuff with the kids. Worked late 5 nights this week and barely saw them before bed. Wife is frustrated, kids asked why
Kid fell off the monkey bars and they needed me to come get him. Had to step out of a client call to go pick him up. He's fine just a scraped knee but the guilt of leaving that mee
First time having real extended time with the baby and honestly it went too fast. We bonded way more than I expected and now going back to work feels wrong. Already missing nap tim
So I've been working from home for 2 years now and I thought it would be great. No commute, more time with the kids, right? Wrong. Now I'm answering emails at 9pm and my kids think