Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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They want me to manage a team now which means more meetings and probably longer hours. The raise is like 8 percent which after taxes is barely noticeable. My oldest is only 7 and I
Been doing three days in office two days remote for 6 months now and honestly it's the sweet spot. I get the office collaboration stuff but still pick up my kid from school twice a
Just found out everyone has to be back in office full time starting next month. I built my whole life around being home three days a week. Don't know if I should look for a new job
Project deadline moved up two weeks and I've been a wreck. Eating junk constantly and not going to the gym. The stress is bleeding into home life too and I've been short with the k
Wife's due in 3 months and I have 12 weeks paternity leave saved up. I want to take it, I really do. But my boss has been dropping hints about how busy we'll be next quarter and th
Been at my company for 5 years in office full time. Manager just offered me the chance to go remote Tuesday and Wednesday. Money's the same. I'm tempted because I could skip the co
I'm working from home and supposed to be offline at 5pm but I'm constantly checking emails through dinner and bedtime. My 6yo asked me yesterday why I'm always looking at my phone
So I've got 2 weeks left of paternity leave with my newborn and honestly I'm not ready. My wife keeps joking that I'm going to cry when I go back to the office. The thing is, she's
Three years ago I was commuting 90 minutes each way and barely saw my kids before bed. My company went remote during covid and honestly I thought it would be chaos. Turns out I'm m
I'm working full time, coaching my son's baseball team, trying to help with homework, wife's got her own job stress, house needs repairs, car needs service. I feel like I'm barely
Got offered a promotion that would mean traveling 2-3 weeks a month. More money, more responsibility, the thing I've been working toward for years. But my youngest is only 4 and I
Got offered a director role that would be a huge bump in pay and title. But it means traveling 40% of the month and basically living at the office. My oldest is 8, youngest is 5. I
Been working from home for 2 years and I've gotten to see my kids actually wake up, make them breakfast, be there for school pickup. The flexibility has been incredible for my ment
Got the official approval today and honestly I'm freaking out. Two months away from the office sounds amazing but my boss already sent me a message about "staying in touch during t
Had a brutal day at work, lost a major client and I know my boss is going to be furious tomorrow. Came home snappy with the kids over nothing, wife could tell something was wrong.
Just got back to work Monday after 3 months off and holy shit I forgot how much email accumulates. My inbox was literally over 2000 unread messages. Spent the whole first day just
Been working from home for about 2 years now and honestly this is what saved my sanity. I close my laptop at 12 and have actual lunch with my kids for 45 minutes. My kids know I'm
I love my job, don't get me wrong, but between the pressure at work, dealing with toddler tantrums at home, and my wife's new schedule it feels like I'm constantly being pulled in
Working two jobs to pay for preschool and the mortgage and I barely see my kids during the week. Leave at 6am, back by 8pm. Weekends I'm too tired to do anything. My oldest asked m
Been working from home for 2 years now and honestly it's great for my family but terrible for my sanity. My office is literally 10 feet from the kitchen so I'm constantly getting p