Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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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
Some days I feel like I'm not a good enough employee because I leave at 5 to get to soccer practice. Other days I feel like a bad dad because I'm thinking about work problems while
Been WFH for about 18 months now and honestly the ability to eat lunch with my kids and be around for the school pickup has made me a better dad and probably less stressed overall.
Got 2 weeks off after our second kid was born and I'm checking my email constantly. My boss said don't worry about it but there's a big project deadline in 3 weeks. Anyone else str
Got offered a promotion that would mean travel 2-3 days a week and longer hours. The money would help a lot but my kids are 7, 5, and 3. My oldest said the other day he wants to pl
Got offered a senior role that would be a big step up in pay and title. Problem is it needs 3-4 nights a week on the road at least. My oldest has soccer, my youngest has school eve
Been working from home for 2 years now and I've saved so much time not commuting. Plus I get to see the kids for lunch and help with pickup. My new director is old school and wants
Took 8 weeks off when my son was born and it was incredible. Now I'm back to the office 3 days a week and I feel like I'm missing everything. Wife says I'm being dramatic but I lit