Remote work has been a game changer
Started working from home last year and I'm not gonna lie, it's been amazing for the family. I can do school pickup, make lunch with my kids, and still hit my deadlines. My boss do
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Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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Started working from home last year and I'm not gonna lie, it's been amazing for the family. I can do school pickup, make lunch with my kids, and still hit my deadlines. My boss do
I've been a manager for 2 years now and the stress is insane. By the time I get home I'm too burnt out to be present with my kids. I'm on my phone answering emails at dinner, I'm s
Took 3 months off after my third was born and it was incredible. Now I'm back at the office 5 days a week and I'm struggling. FOMO is real. My wife and the newborn are doing great
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My company wants everyone back in office 3 days a week starting next month. I've been remote for 2 years and honestly it's been a lifesaver with the kids. Can actually have lunch w
Promotion at work came with way more hours and pressure than I expected. Been working 55+ hour weeks for the last month and barely seeing my family. Missed my son's soccer game las
Took 8 weeks for baby number 3 and I'm only 2 weeks in but I don't want to go back. Watching my wife actually get some sleep is huge. I'm getting to do all the early stuff with the
I'm working 50+ hours a week, trying to be present for three kids, and I feel like I'm failing at both. My boss keeps loading me with stuff, I can't say no without looking like I'm
I got 8 weeks of paternity leave lined up and I'm pumped but also terrified. Company says they'll hold my position but you know how it is. Guys who take leave don't get the big pro
Anyone here made a switch from a high stress career to something that pays less but gives you your life back? I've been in management for 10 years and I'm good at it but it owns me
Been working from home for 18 months now and I honestly can't imagine going back. I get to have lunch with my kids, be there when they get home from school, no commute stress. But
My boss sets the expectation that we're always on call basically and I'm tired of it. Every night I'm checking my phone waiting for some crisis and half the time nothing happens. I
Got 12 weeks off and it went so fast. I was there for all the middle of the night feedings, first smiles, all of it. Going back to the office feels weird now. Everything at work fe
Been working from home for 2 years now and it's great for flexibility but my family doesn't understand that I'm actually working. Wife keeps asking me to pick up stuff during the d
The catch is it would mean 15 percent more travel and longer hours. My oldest starts high school next year and my youngest is only 7. I've been grinding at this company for 8 years
Just accepted an offer that pays 10k less but the hours are way more reasonable and they actually care about families. It's a pay cut but my current job has me working 50+ hours mo
My son asked me today what I do for work and I realized I couldn't really explain it in a way a 9 year old would understand. I work in data analytics and it's not like I'm building
I've been a jerk to my family the last few months. Rough quarter at work, lots of pressure, emails at night, Sunday nights spent dreading Monday. My 6 year old asked me why daddy y
Long time lurker, first time posting. Got offered a remote position with a 5% pay cut but I'd save the commute time and gas. My kids are 4, 7, and 9. My wife works part time. Part
Took 8 weeks off when our second was born last year. It was incredible being there, feeding the baby at 3am, taking my oldest to school in the mornings, just being present. But man