I want to be fired. Joined as Staff Software Engineer in pretty well-known company. Turned out they work a lot. There is no too much work-life balance. 95% of these folks don't have kids, and I have. I need to go home at 5, often earlier, cos commute sucks. They allow to work from home 1 day a week. Now I'm in jeopardy - need to stay for 6 more months to have my stocks and sign-in bonus vested. Also new change won't look good on my resume. Next time I'll bet on WFH and WLB. F$ck the money.
Unless you work for people that have kids. Its difficult to understand what kids do to your schedule and needs until you have them. I've met plenty of employers where your situation could be explained with "I have kids, and they weren't flexible", and 0 questions would be asked. Its honestly a good test of whether your employer understands WLB and how to keep people happy.
