Early 30s married lady here. I have recently been offered some big opportunities for advancement in my career. However, my husband and I have also decided to try to start a family. I'm a little freaked out that this is all happening at once, and am not sure how much of this opportunity/ambition I should take on.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 10, 2013 -
25 answers
I am taking sick leave while my kid has had some appendix issues. (He was in the ER yesterday and we have surgical consults coming up tomorrow.) I have time this afternoon to catch up with work but am feeling vaguely annoyed at being put-upon by a certain department. Office drama and snowflakes inside.
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posted by QuantumMeruit
on Mar 13, 2013 -
14 answers
Need some career advice:
Internet Brands has had me for a few interview for a Project Manager, but
Glassdoor has some really bad things to say (and good, but those can be phony placements). Has anyone ever worked or know someone that worked there? What's it like?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 20, 2013 -
5 answers
How do you make yourself go to sleep/do errands/be a grown-up when you have no responsibilities or schedule you need to keep? When I hear people say they loved a show and watched 3 episodes before bed because they had to work the next morning I laugh because if I love a show I might watch 10 episodes because I can.
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posted by Bunglegirl
on Jan 31, 2013 -
10 answers
My work/life balance is unhealthy and out of control for a variety of reasons. Help me figure out if this is fixable, or if I need to cut bait and walk - and if I do, how do I keep from letting this happen next time?
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posted by corb
on Nov 26, 2012 -
9 answers
I feel like I'm trying to do too many things at once, all of them poorly. I also feel that I'm doing myself a big disservice by being in this situation. I feel like my life is in total disorder. I feel like I'm losing the race, to be honest. I'm afraid that the only way to win the race is to run faster, which I'm finding very difficult. Sordid details following.
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posted by Nomyte
on Nov 17, 2012 -
9 answers
Did you leave the office job for a year or more of trying to make it on your own? How did it go? Would you do it again? What would you go back in time and tell yourself?
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posted by jsturgill
on Oct 31, 2012 -
14 answers
Just how bad is the work/life balance in accounting and related finance careers?
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posted by Ryogen
on Aug 12, 2012 -
5 answers
How on earth do working parents get their school-age kids to after-school extracurriculars? Help me solve this brain-twisting logic problem.
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posted by Andrhia
on Jul 5, 2012 -
24 answers
Currently I am working in a job that requires me to be your typical workaholic but I am soon moving onto a new position in an organisation that is very worklife balance oriented and I am concerned I will struggle with the transition.
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posted by latch24
on May 17, 2012 -
6 answers
Biglawfilter, workplacepoliticsfilter. Can I take seriously my firm's assurances that invoking a "work-life balance" policy will not be a terrible career move?
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posted by anonymous
on May 3, 2012 -
20 answers
Do you over think things? How do you channel this power for good while avoiding research-driven procrastination and anxiety?
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posted by deludingmyself
on Jan 25, 2012 -
10 answers
Do you live in the USA? Do you work for a living? Do you make $60-80k/year? Do you average 40 hours or less of work per week? 45? What do you do? How did you get where you are? Are you happy with your work?
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posted by zeek321
on Jan 5, 2012 -
57 answers
I feel borderline incompetent at my job and spend almost all of my free time outside of work trying to work on a creative project. Am I a screw up?
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posted by deathpanels
on Dec 21, 2011 -
11 answers
I naturally get a strong productivity burst in the late afternoon/evening . Unfortunately, this doesn't sync up well with the actual hours of my 8-4 workday. How can I shift my biological clock to let me get stuff done earlier in the day?
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posted by gallusgallus
on Mar 24, 2011 -
4 answers
I've been coming to terms with possibly having a chronic auto-inflammatory and/or auto-immune disease. I've taken time off from work as I was pretty badly debilitated and I've been in and out of doctors appointments and physiotherapy fairly constantly.
YANMD, YANAD, but you might be a patient or someone dealing with a similar situation. My question. How did you know it was the right time to get back to work and how did you assess your stamina and mental energy? Did it result in a wholesale rethinking of your professional life?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 19, 2011 -
14 answers
Mid-life career change filter: Special (burnt out social worker) snowflake details inside.
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posted by dchrssyr
on Nov 11, 2010 -
16 answers
Tips to maintain a healthy work life balance when you need to put in 10 to 12 hours per day for a couple months? Things that can be automated and save time, but help me stay healthy.
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posted by Wolfster
on Oct 24, 2010 -
19 answers
How can I improve my work/life balance when my job makes extreme demands on my time?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 21, 2010 -
8 answers
I transferred to Los Angeles last Spring. I hate the job, but I love LA. There has always been a standing offer to return to my old Chicago office. How do you evaluate the balance between being in a place you love, versus being in a job that's satisfying?
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posted by hwyengr
on Jan 14, 2009 -
11 answers
