Ask HN: How do you manage long hours vs. spending time with loved ones?
I've been experiencing a problem over the last few years and am asking for help on how to solve. I work a lot of variable hours/travel (startup) and my spouse works as a nurse so her schedule is all over the place as well. We can't seem to find a way to manage our schedules very well. What ends up happening is we go extended amounts of time without an overlap in free time and then miss out on dates, time with friends, etc. We both love our work so quitting isn't exactly helpful. Some things we've tried: Shared Google Calendar: This works well but we never actually update. Its tedious too. And we don't like sharing exactly what we're doing with our friends to coordinate schedules with. I'd prefer the calendar just said busy 9-9 not 9-11am doctors appointment, 12-3pm taking son to therapy,etc, etc. This is just a simple example Paper/Pen - This
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I've been experiencing a problem over the last few years and am asking for help on how to solve. I work a lot of variable hours/travel (startup) and my spouse works as a nurse so her schedule is all over the place as well. We can't seem to find a way to manage our
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- raleigh_user
- Ended
- 2019
- Source
- hackernews