Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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Got offered a promotion that would mean more travel and longer hours. The pay bump is solid but I'd miss a lot with the kids. My oldest is 7 and my youngest just turned 4. I keep t
So I'm 2 weeks back from 8 weeks paternity leave and I'm dying. My company is "flexible" with remote work but that means I'm expected to be on camera all day and still handle bedti
So the baby is due in 6 weeks and HR finally approved my full 3 month leave request. I should be excited right? But I'm sitting here thinking about all the projects I'm gonna leave
Been working from home for 2 years now and honestly I don't know how I'd survive commuting 45 minutes each way like I used to. Getting to eat lunch with my kids some days, being he
Got the promotion I've been pushing for last month. More money, better title, all that stuff. Problem is the workload is insane right now and I'm barely seeing my family. Last nigh
Had 6 weeks off and it was incredible being home with the newborn and my older kids. Got back to work yesterday and man, I forgot how draining it is to be 'on' all day with coworke
There's this big project coming up and I know I'm going to need to put in some extra hours. My wife works full time too so it's not like I can just stay til 8pm without it affectin
Got approved to work from home 3 days a week starting next month and I cannot overstate how big this is for me. I can actually be here for pickup some days, eat lunch with my kids,
Been working from home for 2 years now and my relationship with my kids is completely different because of it. I'm here for lunch, I can pick them up from school, help with homewor
My boss offered me the promotion and lead role on our biggest project of the year today. It's exactly what I've been working toward. But my wife is about to hit third trimester and
I'm taking my full 12 weeks when baby arrives in February and I've already been getting some comments from coworkers about it. One guy asked if I was really going to take all of it
Been working from home for 3 years now and I love being there for the kids after school but man, the lines are blurry. Yesterday I had a Zoom call and my son knocked on the door as
Got offered a promotion that basically requires me to be in the office 4 days a week instead of the 2 days I do now. More money is great but I just got into a good rhythm. Daycare
Took 8 weeks when my youngest was born and it was amazing. Bonded with my newborn, helped my wife recover, learned how to change diapers without gagging. But then going back to wor
Honestly I was nervous about it. Worried about falling behind at work. But being here for my newborn and supporting my wife through recovery was the best decision I've made profess
Nothing like finding out your manager scheduled a "quick sync" right before you're supposed to pick up your son from daycare. Had to scramble to get my wife to grab him instead. Sh
Started working from home 6 months ago and I'm drowning. Thought I'd get MORE done without the commute but instead I'm checking my email at 11pm, handling work calls during dinner,
Had the opportunity to move up last month. More money, more prestige, everything I thought I wanted. But it meant travel 3 weeks a month and my oldest starts middle school next yea
My manager pulled me aside yesterday and said my output has slipped. Honestly he's right. I'm getting distracted by the kids, I take longer lunch breaks to help out, and I'm not pu
For months I've been shuffling things around trying to make meetings work, staying late to compensate. But today I just said no, I have to leave at 2:45 to pick up my daughter. Bee