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Working Moms

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  1. works at McKinsey & Company

    AITA for being annoyed that AGAIN this year, we’re spending half of Mother’s Day at my mother in law’s house? It means I’m going to spend hours not in my space, paranoid about the mess my 1 and 4yr ol...

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  2. works at Gartner

    My company is starting to require once a week return to office. I am recently pregnant. Has anyone been able to receive fully remote work from home accommodations due to being pregnant?? I’m concerned...

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  3. Manager

    Hello ladies - need som guidance. At what age did your girls start getting hair removal treatment ? If at all. My 13 year old wants to get hair on her legs removed she feels very conscious as she has...

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  4. works at Deloitte

    I hate Mother’s Day. I remember one year when my kids were young - my husband decided to have them call his mom first thing in the morning, to wish her a happy Mother’s Day. All while I was in the roo...

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  5. works at McKinsey & Company

    I know this is such a personal decision but trying to get some perspective.... im 37 and have 2 kids, 3.5 and 1.5. i want another but i also dont want to wait too long given my age. others who are in ...

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  6. Consultant

    When did you first travel with your LO? Baby is 3months old and hubby and I are thinking of taking a summer vacay somewhere, however he wants to drive to a nearby beach town that’s 3hrs away and I’d p...

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  7. Vice President

    On maternity leave now and I like being with my children. Has anyone given up their big salary to be a stay at home mom and come back to a high salary or do you have to work your way back up? Also was...

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  8. Consultant

    Just had my first baby and I’m somewhere between being deeply in love with her and so grateful for the experience of motherhood, and wondering if I’ll ever feel like myself again. I have a wedding com...

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  9. Associate Manager

    Why not offer the child care subsidies to US workers, too?

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  10. Senior Consultant

    Mom in consulting/implementations. Any ideas on exit oops that are more mom friendly?

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  11. Director

    What’s a reasonable timing for relocation to tell the company when you have a family with a partner who works and two young kids?

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  12. works at Deloitte

    6 months pregnant and working as a Manager in tech consulting. Are there any tips on how I can maximize FMLA benefits while applying? I am in state of California. Any recent moms who can help and supp...

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  13. works at Panera Bread

    Do part time corporate jobs actually exist/ has anyone done it? For background, I’ve done external audit for public companies & am now currently at a firm in internal audit and get contracted out. I w...

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  14. works at EY

    I have unfortunately been put on a PIP. I’m 16 weeks pregnant and struggled a lot the past months with sickness and very low morale. I found myself making mistakes and missing details. Plan is to resi...

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  15. Director

    Mother’s Day. I live near MIL and we have her only grandchildren (1 and 3 yo). She actually has a lot of distance and boundaries with us but we get together when we can and she helps in her own ways. ...

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  16. Associate Manager

    What's everyone's alternative to Netflix for kids content? My daughter (7) loves the Kids channel on Netflix but I just got a notification that there's going to be another price hike. I can't justify ...

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  17. Attorney

    WWYD: saw our night nanny holding our newborn in an armchair with her eyes closed, in the dark, and appeared to be asleep for 30 mins (I checked the cameras)....when I asked her she said she was not a...

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  18. works at PwC

    I’m a FTM with a newborn, and I’ve been finding it harder lately to empathize with my husband given everything we have going on. I’m naturally calm and levelheaded, while he tends to be more anxious a...

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  19. Business Analyst

    My boss is moving to another area of the business for a promotion. If I apply for his old job, I think I have a good chance at getting the job, but how do I not make it awkward managing people who ar...

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  20. Assistant Director

    Need some perspective here! 2 year old son has obsession with t shirts with Thomas the tank engine on them to the point where he won’t wear anything else and tantrums when we tell him they’re dirty. A...

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