Remote Work Has Been a Game Changer for Us
Been working from home for 2 years now and my relationship with my kids is completely different because of it. I'm here for lunch, I can pick them up from school, help with homewor
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Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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Been working from home for 2 years now and my relationship with my kids is completely different because of it. I'm here for lunch, I can pick them up from school, help with homewor
My boss offered me the promotion and lead role on our biggest project of the year today. It's exactly what I've been working toward. But my wife is about to hit third trimester and
I'm taking my full 12 weeks when baby arrives in February and I've already been getting some comments from coworkers about it. One guy asked if I was really going to take all of it
Been working from home for 3 years now and I love being there for the kids after school but man, the lines are blurry. Yesterday I had a Zoom call and my son knocked on the door as
Got offered a promotion that basically requires me to be in the office 4 days a week instead of the 2 days I do now. More money is great but I just got into a good rhythm. Daycare
Took 8 weeks when my youngest was born and it was amazing. Bonded with my newborn, helped my wife recover, learned how to change diapers without gagging. But then going back to wor
Honestly I was nervous about it. Worried about falling behind at work. But being here for my newborn and supporting my wife through recovery was the best decision I've made profess
Nothing like finding out your manager scheduled a "quick sync" right before you're supposed to pick up your son from daycare. Had to scramble to get my wife to grab him instead. Sh
Started working from home 6 months ago and I'm drowning. Thought I'd get MORE done without the commute but instead I'm checking my email at 11pm, handling work calls during dinner,
Had the opportunity to move up last month. More money, more prestige, everything I thought I wanted. But it meant travel 3 weeks a month and my oldest starts middle school next yea
My manager pulled me aside yesterday and said my output has slipped. Honestly he's right. I'm getting distracted by the kids, I take longer lunch breaks to help out, and I'm not pu
For months I've been shuffling things around trying to make meetings work, staying late to compensate. But today I just said no, I have to leave at 2:45 to pick up my daughter. Bee
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