Flex hours experiment at my company flopped
Management announced we could do 7-3 or 10-6 instead of 9-5. Seemed perfect! I picked 7-3 so I could be there when kids get home. Within a month they "encouraged" us back to normal
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Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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Management announced we could do 7-3 or 10-6 instead of 9-5. Seemed perfect! I picked 7-3 so I could be there when kids get home. Within a month they "encouraged" us back to normal
Just finalized the deal with my company today. I'm dropping to 80% and taking every Friday off starting next month. Yeah, it's gonna hurt our savings for a bit, but my 8yo only has
This is probably dumb but genuinely asking: after a draining work day how do you switch mental gears and actually be WITH your kids instead of just physically present while your br
Using Forest and it's genuinely changed my WFH productivity. You plant a virtual tree for 25 mins of focused work, it grows while you're working, but dies if you leave the app (to
I have 3 weeks of PTO saved up and my boss literally said "take it when you want, no restrictions." But every time I think about using it, I panic that something will go wrong at w
Been in sales for 12 years but I'm considering a move to project management or operations—something with more predictable hours and less travel. Pay might be similar, maybe slightl
Cool cool cool. Just got told I need to be onsite in Chicago for 2 weeks next month for project kick-off. My daughter has her school play that I'm apparently now missing. My wife h
Just back from 4 days in Boston for a conference. My 3yo asked "Is this the man who lives here?" when I walked in the door. Wife found it hilarious. I found it soul-crushing lol. D
So I've been WFH for about 8 months now and my company is cool with it, but holy hell. My son just turned 3 and he's in daycare 3 days a week. On those days I'm golden—actually get
I've tried meditation apps (too boring), gym (too time-consuming), therapy (good but expensive). What I actually found helps: 20 minutes alone in my car after work before I go insi
Been working from home for 8 months now and I feel like I'm failing at both. My son is 4 and my wife works nights as a nurse, so I'm supposed to be "watching" him while also on Zoo
Twin 3yo boys. Daycare is $2,800/month. $2,800!! My wife makes $58k gross annually. After taxes we're basically breaking even on her paycheck just to cover childcare. We've looked
We keep double-booking ourselves for school events and doctor appointments. Tried Google Calendar shared but we both forget to update it. Someone mentioned Cozi? Also looked at Tas
Took paternity leave for our third baby born last month. Two weeks. TWO. Got back to work Monday and immediately had three meetings, emails piled up, and my boss asking why I wasn'
Context: I've been remote for 2 years since my second kid was born. I negotiated this hard and it's been the only thing keeping me from losing my mind. Now my manager is pushing fo
So my wife just got promoted to VP at her company. It's amazing, she's incredibly deserving, and the money is life-changing for us. But it also means she travels now. Like, every
Got offered a director role at my company in Austin. Would be a $30k bump and honestly great for my career. But it's 40% travel, and my wife and I are already stressed to the max.
My company just announced "flexible work arrangements" so I asked if I could do 7am-3pm instead of 9-5 so I could pick up my kids from school. My manager said "sure!" but now I'm g
So I've been working from home for 2 years now and it was great at first, but my son just turned 3 and started refusing daycare some days. My wife works retail so she can't always
For anyone struggling with the WFH + kids combo, I started hard time-blocking: 6-9am: Deep work only 9-12pm: Meetings/collaborative stuff 12-1pm: Lunch break (actually stepping aw