Career advancement vs being there for the kids
Got offered a promotion that would mean traveling 40% of the time. More money, better title, the thing I've been working toward. But my kids are 6 and 8 and I'm finally at a place
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Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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Got offered a promotion that would mean traveling 40% of the time. More money, better title, the thing I've been working toward. But my kids are 6 and 8 and I'm finally at a place
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Work is absolutely insane this quarter, like 12 hour days minimum. Trying not to bring that home but my patience with the kids is shot by the time I get there. Snapped at my daught
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Been working from home for 18 months now and I'll never go back to the office if I can help it. I get to have lunch with my family, see the kids after school for a bit, way more fl