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I think you'll adapt to work just being something you do. For me, everything changed. I don't care as much, I'm much tighter with my boundaries and make less adjustments for work.
I still enjoy what I do, but my tolerance levels are much lower. Which has been a good thing. Work doesn't affect me as much.
I'm now having a bit of crisis and I'm trying to figure how little I can work because this capitalist BS is not a great way to live!! I'm now trying to make sure my life pie chart has enough space for the things that are important to me
Probably 8-12 months back is when I got motivation. Then I had another baby and I’m back to no motivation 😝
I have a 3 year old and a 9 month old. I still don’t care about work and think about quitting daily.
The only reason I care about work is because I care about keeping my career to be able to raise my kid and help her get what she needs. I really struggle with being a working mom, but I just remind myself that this is providing what she needs. Just try not to be obvious about how you feel, except you can share you are overwhelmed and need support if that's what you need but try not to make it obvious you DGAF - that's what I realized I had to start doing.... cuz my give a Sh*t level never really went back up! Haha
I definitely need to work on my “IDGAF” face because it’s probably evident when I speak to my leader. I do try to do better when I work with different teams though.
Leader: how are you?
Me: I’m surviving
Leader: well that’s not good
Me: that’s all I got 😂.
It is completely normal. It will take a while. I would not get fixated on a specific number of days. It will get better. Also, this feeling will come back every time you go on vacation. At least that has been my experience...
Echo others that this is normal. My daughter completely changed how I looked at work. It’s now a paycheque. Would rather be with her than anywhere else in the world and my tolerance for BS is low. She’s 6 now and I’ve just learned to adjust.
Completely normal, I have 3 kids and my oldest was 6 months old when I went back. I found a new job within 3 months and started getting back into caring. Just in time for remote work to become the standard which made a world of difference. My second child I was back working remote when he was 8 weeks old so my boss gave me a bunch of learning assignments that took two months. By the time that was over, I was ready to get back to work. It helped that I never had to leave the kids. My third once again I was back at work when he was eight weeks old and my boss put me on some internal work that would keep me from having to actually interface with anyone for a while. I started getting back into things when he was like six months old. He’s now almost 3, and I actually find some purpose in my job again. I also like my job and work 100% remote with complete autonomy so I am able to be present for everything.
Never. Your home life is always going to be more important.
Probably first 2 years but only for the first one for some reason
I was very happy to go back to work after 2 months of a baby with colic. I was fortunate to have an excellent babysitter so I knew that she was well cared for.
I was working on a contract basis, and usually loved the work. And when I didn't love the work I knew that it wouldn't last forever.
Ew need work plambing
Same!
I’m 16 months post-partum and think about quitting daily throughout the day. I can’t quit because our lifestyle is too expensive and we aren’t ready to make major changes in that regard as a couple (I also am concerned my husband wouldn’t think of me the same if I wasn’t also working) but it is very hard and I miss my baby so much, even though I still spend a lot of time with her. I hate my job so so so much especially because they are requiring that I go in 3x a week and the billables plus commute are just too much for this stage of life.