Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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Four weeks in and I can honestly say this has changed my life. Got to be there for all the firsts with my son, watched my wife recover without stressing about bills, and bonded wit
Been working from home for 2 years now. I get to see the kids more, eat lunch with them, pick them up from school. But my boss keeps asking why my project is behind and honestly I
12 weeks at home with the baby and now I'm back in the office and everything feels weird. I miss so much already. My boss scheduled a meeting during what used to be my baby's nap t
Got offered a promotion that would require more travel. More money, better title, exactly what I thought I wanted. But my youngest is 4 and my oldest is 9 and I'm already missing t
Got offered a promotion at work that would be amazing for my career. More money, better title, exactly what I've been working toward for 5 years. Catch is it's a lot more hours and
Been working from home for 18 months and my home office is basically my prison cell. Kids know not to bother me between 9-5 but my brain can't turn off. I'm thinking about emails w
Took 8 weeks when our second was born. Those 8 weeks were incredible - got to know my newborn, helped my wife recover, really bonded with my toddler during the day. Now I'm back at
Been remote for 2 months now and honestly I'm not looking back. I can take my lunch break and have a proper meal with my kids instead of scarfing something down at my desk. Yeah so
I work 50+ hours most weeks and I hate the days I miss my kids's activities. Today was my daughter's soccer game and I had a critical meeting. Made it through the first half but ma
Took 8 weeks when our second was born and I don't regret a single day. My company gave me push back at first but I had to explain this was happening. Those 2 months I learned how t
I've been remote for 2 years now and honestly sometimes I feel guilty that I'm right there but still can't stop for an hour to hang out with my kids. My 6 year old doesn't understa
Just wanted to share because not a lot of guys talk about this. Took 6 weeks when my daughter was born last month. First two weeks were rough with sleep deprivation but weeks 3-6 w
Got a chance to transfer to a bigger role with way more traveling. Like 40% of the month on the road. My kids are 8, 6, and 4. The money would be really good and it's the kind of p
Work is insane right now, there's been layoffs, everyone is doing the work of two people. Come home and kids need homework help, dinner prep, bedtime routines. Haven't slept well i
Got offered a director role that comes with maybe 30% travel. Kids are 7, 5, and 2. I'd make significantly more money which we could use for college funds and paying off the house
Got approved for 6 weeks starting next month when baby #2 arrives. I'm excited but also terrified about coming back. Will my team forget about me? Will I lose momentum on the big p
I work from home and my office is literally 20 feet from the living room. My kids know I'm home but I'm still in meetings until 6pm most nights. By the time I close the laptop, I'm
Started working from home 3 days a week last month and I'm able to do school drop-off twice a week now instead of zero times. My oldest even drew me a picture at his desk yesterday
Got back from paternity leave yesterday and spent most of today just staring at my inbox. Four weeks with my newborn and wife was incredible but now I'm looking at 47 unread emails
I've been in marketing for 8 years and honestly hate it. Been thinking about switching to something more technical but I'm terrified. Two kids, mortgage, and my wife just had her h