Took paternity leave and it's complicated
Had 4 weeks off when my son was born. First two weeks were amazing. By week 3 I was losing my mind and my wife could tell. By week 4 I was checking work emails constantly and could
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Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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Had 4 weeks off when my son was born. First two weeks were amazing. By week 3 I was losing my mind and my wife could tell. By week 4 I was checking work emails constantly and could
My son's spring concert is at 2pm next Thursday and my boss just scheduled a client call at the exact same time. Asked if we could reschedule and got told I need to be flexible and
When I commuted to the office I had coffee time to decompress before work started. Now I roll out of bed 5 minutes before my first meeting while my kids are running around and my w
After months of pitching it to my boss I can now work from home 3 days a week. Should be thrilled right? But I'm anxious about what everyone at the office thinks. Like am I going t
Baby number two is coming in 4 months and I can take 6 weeks paid leave. Company culture makes it seem like taking that time is career suicide. My first kid I took like 10 days and
I know we're not supposed to talk about this but I can't help it. I'm constantly checking Slack on nights and weekends. Last night my kid asked me to help with homework and I was l
Baby #2 coming in 6 weeks and I'm trying to figure out how much leave to take. My company offers 8 weeks paid but I'm worried it'll look bad if I take all of it. What did you guys
Been full remote for 18 months with two kids at home. Now the company wants us back in the office MWF and I'm honestly dreading it. Daycare costs are going up, I'm missing lunch wi
Manager basically said I don't have the 'commitment' for the role because I won't work past 5pm or take on extra projects that require travel. Meanwhile my colleague without kids i
Been working from home for 3 years now and I'm grateful every day I don't have a commute. But here's the thing nobody tells you: when your office is in your bedroom, you never real
Just finished my 12 weeks and heading back next week. The best part was actually being here for everything with our newborn, doing night feedings, being the one my wife could tag i
Took 6 months off work after our third was born and I'm supposed to go back next month. Honestly I'm terrified. I worried the whole time I was gone that I was killing my career but
Real question. I manage a team of 8 people, work is actually interesting and I like what I do, but there's always something on fire. Bad quarterly results, someone's underperformin
Making solid money now and this promotion would be almost 20% more but it means 2-3 nights a week on the road. My oldest is 7, youngest is 3. I keep telling myself the extra money
Took 3 months off after our second kid was born and it was amazing but now I'm back at work and everything feels wrong. I missed my daughter's first solid food, her first time sitt
Been remote for 2 years now and I thought it would be perfect. No commute means more time with the kids right? Wrong. Now my boss thinks I'm available at 6pm, 9pm, weekends. My wif
My 4 year old woke up with a fever this morning and my wife has back to back meetings all day. I have a client presentation at 2pm that I cant reschedule. Do I try to find childcar
Switched to fully remote about a year ago and honestly it's made such a difference. I can be home for lunch with the kids, pick them up from school most days, and I'm not losing 2
Got offered a promotion that would be basically a dream job but it would require more travel and longer hours. My kids are 2 and 5 and they're at that age where they actually want
I took 8 weeks of paternity leave and was really trying to be present with my newborn and help my wife. But now I'm getting messages from my team about projects piling up and my bo