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Have Baby Will Work

By Emily Hodge
My husband and I have been together for ten years, married for six, kept both our dog and cat alive for five years, and are a month away from celebrating our daughter's first birthday. I feel lucky for my wonderful life as a newish mom of a daughter who I cherish, and as an IT nerd who works full-time for a reputable corporation. But those warm fuzzies are often buffeted by feelings of mom guilt, work stress, worrying, and other pleasant life concerns. I'm trying to focus on doing the best I can with the time I have, and not letting myself dwell on the negatives. Often easier said than done, of course!
My daughter is almost 14 months now, and recently I took a moment to stop and reflect on my newish work/mom life balance. At work I'm leading a fairly stressful project to deploy new software that provides network connectivity for my company's thousands of gl ... Read more...
One of my very dear friends, who happens to be German and lives in Italy, and I have been swapping stories of how stressed we are at work. Too few people, too many projects, not enough time in the day to get it all done, yadda yadda. This week she let me know that a ... Read more...
I’ve worked in IT for a large global manufacturing company for about eight and a half years. The majority of my coworkers are male, and many are a few years from retirement. I feel very strongly about promoting equality in the work place, and I’m very lucky to have ... Read more...
With Thanksgiving on the horizon and family in town, I'm experiencing a resurgence of irrational jealousy. It’s brought on for various reasons, and this one is due to the fact that someone else gets to spend time with MY baby (Annabel) while I’m stuck at work. ... Read more...