Turned down a promotion because of my kids
I'm probably the only guy here who did this but it felt right. New role would've been 20% travel, longer hours, more pressure. My kids are 5, 7, and 9. They need me here. I've seen
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Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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I'm probably the only guy here who did this but it felt right. New role would've been 20% travel, longer hours, more pressure. My kids are 5, 7, and 9. They need me here. I've seen
My home office has basically become chaos. I'm on calls and my 3 year old is screaming for snacks, my 6 year old needs help with homework, my wife is also trying to work. We've got
My company decided hybrid is the new normal. Two years I've been home, in my home office, having lunch with my family. Now I'm losing 3 hours a day to commute and in-office time. M
Second kid, took 6 weeks off work. Was expecting it to be messy but actually my family unit ran great. I took night shifts with the baby, helped with school runs for my oldest, act
So the company actually came through. 12 weeks fully paid starting next month. Part of me is excited but the other part is terrified. I haven't taken more than a week off in 5 year
Got called for two meetings today and had to mute myself three times because the kids were fighting over the iPad. Boss made a joke about it but I could tell he was annoyed. Wife i
Director role opened up, they asked if I was interested. More money, more stress, way more travel. I actually sat down and thought about what I'd be missing - my 7 year old's socce
I know I should put the phone down but there's always that one more thing. Kid goes to bed at 8, I tell myself I'll just relax, then I'm scrolling through messages until midnight.
Work is insane right now. Budget cuts, deadline moved up, and my team is short staffed. Then I come home and my kids need attention, wife needs help with dinner, and honestly I hav
Started WFH full time about 6 months ago and honestly my relationship with my family has gotten so much better. I get to eat lunch with my wife, I'm there when the kids get home fr
Took 4 weeks off when my second was born and it was amazing. Now I'm back to the office 3 days a week and some days I feel like I'm just going through the motions. The weird part i
Got offered a big promotion that would mean more travel and longer hours. On paper it's everything I've been working towards for 5 years. But my oldest is going to be in school ful
Got offered a promotion that would mean way more hours and probably some travel. Six figures which we need, but my oldest starts middle school next year and I wanted to be more inv
So I took 6 weeks when my second kid was born and it was amazing but now I'm back at work and my wife is handling everything again. I feel like I abandoned her. I try to jump in so
Been WFH for 2 years now and I gotta say it's the best thing that happened to our family. I can take my son to school, eat lunch with my kids, be there when they get home. Yeah I w
Every Sunday night I'm stressed about the week ahead. Work stuff yeah but mostly worried if I'm doing enough for my kids during the week. Like am I checked out too much? Do they fe
Took 6 weeks off after my third kid was born and just returned Monday. Everything has changed, projects got reassigned, there's a new process for everything, and I feel completely
Got offered a regional manager spot that's a huge step up for my career. It checks all the boxes for money and status. Problem is it requires traveling to 4 different locations eve
Been working from home full time for about 8 months now and honestly it's a double edged sword. On one hand I get to have lunch with my kids and pick them up from school which is h
Got approved for 6 weeks starting next month and I'm weirdly anxious about it. Don't get me wrong, I want to be there for my wife and the baby, but I've been working since college