Balancing promotion vs family time
Got offered a big promotion that comes with more travel and longer hours. Money would be great, kids are getting older so tuition is coming. But I'd be gone 3-4 nights a week. My g
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Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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Got offered a big promotion that comes with more travel and longer hours. Money would be great, kids are getting older so tuition is coming. But I'd be gone 3-4 nights a week. My g
There's a 'no early departures' policy at my company even though I work my 8 hours. School pickup is at 3pm. I've asked to start at 7am and leave at 3pm. Seems reasonable but my bo
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Had 8 weeks with my newborn and it went by in a flash. Going back to the office next week and I feel guilty already. My wife will be doing daycare drop offs and I'll barely see my
Took 6 weeks off when our second was born last week. First week was a blur of diapers and no sleep. Now I'm starting to feel a little more human and honestly I'm loving this time w
So my company is forcing us back to the office 3 days a week starting next month. I've been remote for 2 years and my kids have gotten used to having me around. My youngest is in k
Got offered a promotion that would mean more travel and longer hours. On paper it's great money and looks good for my resume. But honestly I'm already missing half my kids's lives
Been working from home for 8 months and I feel like I'm doing everything halfway. I'm trying to be present with the kids during the day but also getting emails from my boss asking
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My boss just piled three new projects on me right as my son's baseball season is ramping up. I promised I'd make his games and now I'm drowning. My wife is already frustrated with
Been WFH for 3 years now and I genuinely don't know how I'd do this any other way. Being able to make lunch with the kids, knock off early on Fridays to coach soccer, handle school
Got offered a promotion that would mean more travel and longer hours. The pay bump is solid but I'd miss a lot with the kids. My oldest is 7 and my youngest just turned 4. I keep t
So I'm 2 weeks back from 8 weeks paternity leave and I'm dying. My company is "flexible" with remote work but that means I'm expected to be on camera all day and still handle bedti
So the baby is due in 6 weeks and HR finally approved my full 3 month leave request. I should be excited right? But I'm sitting here thinking about all the projects I'm gonna leave
Been working from home for 2 years now and honestly I don't know how I'd survive commuting 45 minutes each way like I used to. Getting to eat lunch with my kids some days, being he
Got the promotion I've been pushing for last month. More money, better title, all that stuff. Problem is the workload is insane right now and I'm barely seeing my family. Last nigh
Had 6 weeks off and it was incredible being home with the newborn and my older kids. Got back to work yesterday and man, I forgot how draining it is to be 'on' all day with coworke
There's this big project coming up and I know I'm going to need to put in some extra hours. My wife works full time too so it's not like I can just stay til 8pm without it affectin
Got approved to work from home 3 days a week starting next month and I cannot overstate how big this is for me. I can actually be here for pickup some days, eat lunch with my kids,