Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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My company gives 4 weeks but I was worried about workload. Took 2 anyway because my wife really needed the help. Those two weeks were incredible man. Bottle feedings at 3am, changi
Been working remote for 2 years now and I love the flexibility of being home with the kids. But my office is right off the kitchen and I find myself working until like 9pm most nig
Director role opened up. Would've been a 15% raise. They needed someone willing to travel quarterly and work 50+ hour weeks. I turned it down because my oldest has soccer 3x a week
Took the full 12 weeks and my company actually respected it, which surprised me. But man, being out of the office loop is stressing me out. Got back yesterday and 3 people have my
Daycare is $2400 a month. Mortgage is $2100. My wife just went part-time after our second was born. I know my company is doing restructuring and I'm hearing rumblings about my depa
So I've been remote for 2 years now and honestly it's a double edged sword. Yeah I get to eat lunch with my kids and I'm here if someone needs me, but my boss calls at 6pm asking a
I used to be the guy checking email at bedtime, working weekends, always answering Slack messages no matter what. Last month I decided to stop. Email gets checked during work hours
I've been working from home for the past 18 months and my company just mandated everyone back 3 days a week. My youngest just started preschool and my wife works too so childcare l
My company offered 8 weeks and I was nervous about taking it because of work stuff but decided to go for it. First two weeks were chaos, kid was still figuring out life, I was figu
Got the call from the school nurse, my son had a fever and needed to be picked up. I was in the middle of pitching to a potential client. Had to excuse myself and leave. My boss wa
Finally convinced my company to let me take the full time instead of just 2 weeks. Part of me is excited to be home with the baby but part of me is freaking out about what my team
Got the offer yesterday and it's a big bump in pay and title. Been chasing this for years. But my youngest is 4 and my oldest just started soccer. The travel would basically mean I
Been remote for 2 years now and honestly it's been a disaster. Everyone thinks oh you're home so you can help with the kids more, but really I'm just doing both jobs at the same ti
Been working from home for 2 years. I get to have lunch with my kids, I'm there for school pickups, I can actually be present. Now corporate is mandating 3 days in office starting
Got offered a promotion that would require travel about 20% of the time and longer hours. It's good money and career wise it's the move I should make. My oldest is 6 and I dont wan
Took 8 weeks and now I'm back at the office full time. My inbox has 847 emails. My daughter just started daycare and the adjustment is brutal. My wife is dealing with the morning r
I'm a project manager and some days I'm absolutely wired from dealing with deadlines and difficult clients. I get home and my kids want to play and my wife wants to talk about her
Been working from home for 3 years now and it's a double edged sword. On one hand I get to have lunch with my kids and see them after school before they're asleep. On the other han
A lot of guys at my work thought I was insane for taking the full paternity leave my company offers. They said I'd fall behind, lose momentum, whatever. Honestly? Watching my wife
I work about 50-55 hours a week and I hate myself for it. I tell myself it's temporary, we're saving for a house, it's for their future. But my 5 year old asked me yesterday why I'