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I only have one kid, but similar situation for me. I learned something about jobs during this time. The effort and stress involved is not proportional to the p
by willcipriano 5y ago
I only have one kid, but similar situation for me.
I learned something about jobs during this time. The effort and stress involved is not proportional to the pay. Some jobs are just hell and you can go next door and make the same thing in a pleasant environment.
I ended up taking about half my skills off my resume. I'm no longer a full stack dev, I'm a backend engineer. I removed the stuff about DevOps and project/product management. Then when interviewing I found a role that paid the same as my previous job but required me to only wear one hat rather than 5 of them.
Life is much better now.
- datavirtue 5y agoYeah, I dialed back significantly and found that everyone was still super impressed. I approach everything gently and only work a few hours a day now to keep my energy and creativity up.
- p10_user 5y agoI’m very privileged to have the ability to work as little or as long as I want most days (within reason, and there’s always exceptions). I often still have trouble relaxing in the afternoon until the clock hits 5. But I spend much more time planning and thinking, which actually lets me get more done when I do work. Why are we fighting ourselves by trying to be creative after lunch when we should be taking a nap? I’m seriously considering getting a day bed for work.