Turned down a promotion for my family
Had a chance to move up last month but it would've meant traveling like 40% of the time. My kids are still young and I didn't want to miss their childhood for more money. Wife was
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Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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Had a chance to move up last month but it would've meant traveling like 40% of the time. My kids are still young and I didn't want to miss their childhood for more money. Wife was
Working from home since my youngest was born and it's not the blessing everyone says it is. My boss expects me to be available same as before but my kid needs me during the day. My
I took 6 weeks when my second was born and I have zero regrets even though my boss made me feel guilty about it. First week was chaos, second week I actually got the hang of things
I provide for my family, I'm there most evenings and weekends, but I still feel like I'm failing because I'm not there for every moment. My wife says I'm being ridiculous but the m
That's terrible to say right? I have two kids and a mortgage but the job was destroying me. 60+ hour weeks, constant stress, and I was becoming someone my kids didn't recognize. I'
Since we went permanent WFH I've been able to eat lunch with my kids, help with homework right after school, and actually be present. Before this I was doing 90 minute commutes bot
Before kids I was grinding hard, taking every project that came up, staying late, traveling to client sites. Now my manager keeps asking me to lead this big initiative that would r
Got back from my 8 weeks of parental leave yesterday and man, jumping back into emails was brutal. My boss had this stack of projects waiting and acted like I'd been gone for a yea
Been working from home for 2 years now and I actually get to eat lunch with my kids sometimes and help with school pickup on Tuesdays. Just got the mandate that we need to be in of
Just got back from 4 weeks with my newborn and I'm already dreading going back full time. Those weeks were exhausting but also incredible. My wife could actually sleep and recover
I had to miss my son's soccer game yesterday because of a client call that ran over. He didn't say much but I could tell he noticed I wasn't there. I make decent money now after th
Been remote for 2 years now and honestly I don't know how I did it before. Being home means I can actually eat lunch with my kids instead of stress eating at my desk. Yeah I still
I work from home and its great for seeing the kids at lunch but my manager keeps texting me at 6pm about work stuff. Last Friday I was helping my son with homework and got called i
Director role opened up at my company and I would have crushed it. But it meant traveling 2 weeks a month. My kids are 4 and 7 and they need me here. I told my boss no thanks and y
So I took 4 weeks off when my second son was born and it was amazing but now I'm back at work for 2 days and I feel like I'm failing at everything. My boss already piled on three p
I get my work done. I hit every deadline. I produce quality results. But because I leave at 5 PM sharp to pick my kids up from daycare before they close at 5:30, suddenly I'm not c
Got back to the office Monday after my full 12 weeks and man it was weird. But also I got to see my daughter for literally every milestone those first 3 months. First real smile, f
Before we went remote during covid I barely saw my kids. Left at 6 AM, got home at 6 PM, they were already in bed. Now I work from home and yeah sometimes I'm in meetings but I can
I close my laptop at 5:30 but my brain is still in work mode until like 9pm. I'm sitting at the dinner table thinking about projects and emails instead of listening to my kids talk
Just wanted to share that taking my full 12 weeks was the best decision I made. First two weeks I was anxious about work but then I actually got to know my newborn. Helped with pos