What They Didn’t Tell You About Being a Techie and New Mom (Parent)
summary
Claims about concrete tradeoffs and tactics, not motherhood platitudes: finished two master's degrees after children, juggles four kids including twins, and times technical work around a six‑month milestone when infants sit up; uses online degree programs and a small computer to focus learning, brings a child to a hackathon and leaves at 7pm to help the team ship a prizewinning project, and reports coding at home dropping from ~50% to 20–25% while keeping career momentum. Resources cited: The Mom Shift and commonsensemedia.org.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Techie and new mom intro
- 2:35New parent in tech expectations
- 5:55Career growth with parenthood
- 10:29Time management for skills
- 13:04Negotiating flexibility
- 18:46Overcoming workplace stigmas
- 20:51Self-care and career tips
- 21:14Q&A on flexibility
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