Even working on super “understanding” teams, filled with other parents, I find our culture will always prioritize the work and judge the breaks we need to take. I worked for a team in a different time zone and felt silently guilty for taking my 3 hours of family time each night from 4-7 pm. 3 hours?! Logging back on with a bowl of pasta and a guilty conscience over time I didn’t even “borrow” from the company!
ugh, I know this feeling all too well! I sprint out of the office at 4:30/4:45 so I can be home by 5:30 and spend an hour and a half with my child before they go to bed at 7pm. I'm always reminding myself that there is nothing more important than that pre-bedtime time that I get to spend with her. I'm thankful that there is another parent on my team so I'm not the only one navigating this scenario, but it's still hard. When I was going back to work after mat leave, I told myself to unapologetically show up as a parent, and I'm finding that the reality is a lot harder in practice. I know the hard work we're doing now is going to hopefully make it easier for our kids and the next generation of working parents.
Even working on super “understanding” teams, filled with other parents, I find our culture will always prioritize the work and judge the breaks we need to take. I worked for a team in a different time zone and felt silently guilty for taking my 3 hours of family time each night from 4-7 pm. 3 hours?! Logging back on with a bowl of pasta and a guilty conscience over time I didn’t even “borrow” from the company!
ugh, I know this feeling all too well! I sprint out of the office at 4:30/4:45 so I can be home by 5:30 and spend an hour and a half with my child before they go to bed at 7pm. I'm always reminding myself that there is nothing more important than that pre-bedtime time that I get to spend with her. I'm thankful that there is another parent on my team so I'm not the only one navigating this scenario, but it's still hard. When I was going back to work after mat leave, I told myself to unapologetically show up as a parent, and I'm finding that the reality is a lot harder in practice. I know the hard work we're doing now is going to hopefully make it easier for our kids and the next generation of working parents.
So many truths. Zora is the luckiest to have a mom like you ❤️
thank you friend <3