--- title: "I am back at work and it feels weird!" url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-am-back-at-work-and-it-feels-weird--zp4sf9kqn source_url: https://cassidoo.co/post/back-at-work-2025/ type: article source: "Cassidy's blog" author: "Cassidy Williams" published: 2025-11-05T22:38:47.646Z updated: 2025-11-05T22:39:04.733Z tags: ["career", "github", "remote-work", "work-life-balance"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 68 comments: 3 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I am back at work and it feels weird! **[Cassidy's blog](https://daily.dev/sources/cassidoo)** · [@cassidoo](https://daily.dev/cassidoo) · 2 min read · 68 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary A developer shares their experience returning to work at GitHub after maternity leave, reflecting on the emotional complexity of balancing professional responsibilities with parenting. The perspective shift from parenthood has changed how they approach workplace changes, prioritizing what truly matters while managing the bittersweet feelings of being away from their children during work hours. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@petecapecod** · 3 upvotes > Welcome back Cassidy 🎈 I'm glad you got to take time to be with your babies. Sounds like it was a tough process either way 😮‍💨 > Solution: just strap your babies to you while you code 😂 > > JK but best of luck finding a good work/life balance with the new kiddo. Plus at least they're not too far away 🥰 --- Tags: [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#remote-work](https://daily.dev/tags/remote-work), [#work-life-balance](https://daily.dev/tags/work-life-balance) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-am-back-at-work-and-it-feels-weird--zp4sf9kqn)