Manager asked me to travel for two weeks in April

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May 11 min read

Project in Chicago needs hands on site. Two weeks. My oldest has his school play on the 22nd and I promised my youngest we'd build that model rocket. Told my manager I need to think about it but internally I'm losing it. I feel like I'm always choosing between career and family. The money would be good for a promotion track but man. How do you guys handle the big travel asks without feeling like you're sacrificing everything?

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EEd P.RegularMay 1

Could you do the rocket build before you leave? Even just getting it assembled the first week might scratch that itch for your youngest.

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PPete L.RegularMay 1

Man, that's tough. Can you loop your wife in to handle one of those events while you're gone? The school play feels like the harder miss to make up for.

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LLarry K.RegularMay 1

Two weeks is brutal. Have you asked your manager if there's any flexibility on the dates or if someone else could cover part of it? Sometimes they're more open than you'd think.

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