NOT REGULAR DADS

Father’s Day can feel like a loaded holiday. But honoring dads doesn’t need to be heavy or fake. As proof, we tapped a few young fathers at Moda HQ to chat candidly about their (in)experience raising kids.

Senior Designer Jon Harney is known around the office for not mincing words. 

“It's all still new," he said about fatherhood, "but it's really exposed the depth of my strengths and weaknesses. Raising a daughter makes me want to show up for every interaction with kindness and creativity.”

James Irick is a Senior Software Developer who happens to be obsessed with finance. Everyone on his team asks him for money advice, and he says he plans to retire at 40.   

“Some days my youngest daughter will literally wake up dancing. It’s incredible to me that people can be so joyful. Once my kids get older, they can do stuff for me. This Father’s Day I’ll be in Costa Rica, no kids.”

The friendliest guy at work, hands down, is Software Developer Matan Kassif. He recently threw a BBQ at his house and invited the whole Moda tech team. 

“Having kids is a lot different than I thought,” he said. “It’s way harder but so rewarding. Fatherhood goes between, ‘this is super tough,’ and ‘I can’t live without it.’ If you can survive a whole weekend with your kids, no help, you’re a cool dad.”