Jyoti Gupta ยท AnswersAnonymous questions from women climbing the corporate ladder, answered in my own words.https://jyotigupta.me/Everyone talks about maternity leave. Nobody talks about what happens when you come back. Why is the return the hardest part?https://jyotigupta.me/answers/coming-back-from-maternity-leave/https://jyotigupta.me/answers/coming-back-from-maternity-leave/This is the most uncomfortable true thing I am willing to publish under my own name.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTJyoti, how do you manage? You have so many people to manage, so many projects. How do you really manage it all?https://jyotigupta.me/answers/how-do-you-manage-it-all/https://jyotigupta.me/answers/how-do-you-manage-it-all/This is the question I get asked most often. The honest answer is: I use help, a lot.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTI feel guilty every time I take leave for my kids. Everyone around me seems to think women who take leaves are not serious about their jobs. How do I stop feeling this way?https://jyotigupta.me/answers/the-guilt-of-taking-leave/https://jyotigupta.me/answers/the-guilt-of-taking-leave/Guilt will always be there. You will have to lose something to gain something.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMy manager treats every leave for a sick kid as slacking. In the name of equality he does not think about how women commute or stay when we travel for offsites. Do I keep my head down and push through?https://jyotigupta.me/answers/my-manager-thinks-i-am-slacking/https://jyotigupta.me/answers/my-manager-thinks-i-am-slacking/There is no future with such a manager. Change the team, or change the company.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTDoes taking the full six months of maternity leave in India hurt your career?https://jyotigupta.me/answers/maternity-leave-boon-or-bane/https://jyotigupta.me/answers/maternity-leave-boon-or-bane/This is the one question I have never had a good answer for. I am publishing it anyway.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT