{"id":2205,"date":"2019-01-26T22:22:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-26T22:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelcarwile.local\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2023-11-10T06:27:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:27:52","slug":"work-life-balance-misses-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelcarwile.local\/work-life-balance-misses-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"“Work-Life Balance” Misses the Point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.<\/p>\n– The Shining<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

As humans, we crave fun, adventure, and something to break up the monotony of our routine. When we don’t have the opportunity to do more than work, it impacts every aspect of our lives, including<\/em> our effectiveness at work. Employers, now more than ever, need to be keenly aware of the need for work-life balance. In our current world of hyper-connectedness, this can’t be done passively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe you’ve heard a story about someone “losing it” while they’re at work. Maybe you know someone personally. Maybe you have yourself. Sadly, it’s common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Nowadays, people are expected to work at a much faster pace. There are many many jobs [in which] people aren\u2019t fulfilling their full skill potentials if you like. Social support at work and social support generally, society\u2019s changing, those kinds of things are breaking down. All of these lead to people actually suffering more stress and eventually moving on to more illness.”<\/p>\n– Guest featured in The Day I Snapped (Mental Health Documentary) – Real Stories<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“At 33yrs of age, I felt like this. Trapped in a good job in I.T. for 15 years and I hated it to the point of breaking. So I jumped. I transferred my sales skills to the animal world where I’d always wanted to work. I studied on weekends and evenings to get a certificate in animal care. Now at 53, I am managing a call center for a large veterinary group. I’m not looking to climb the ladder anymore. I don’t bring work home with me. I get to do what I love and I’m good at it! Never give up!”<\/p>\n– MsWaggydog<\/a> YouTube commenter
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“I left a high flying office job because I felt exhausted, under pressure and miserable. Now, I work in a coffee shop, I earn a lot less, I don’t always get weekends off, I work funny hours, but I’m HAPPY.

Never put a price on your happiness. You might find it somewhere unexpected!”<\/p>\n– Hanne Rose<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Comments like these can be found all over the internet, in newspaper interviews, documentaries, and more. Each of us likely knows at least a handful of people that lament \u201cI\u2019m crazy busy at work\u201d every time we speak with them. And I\u2019ve personally caught myself doing the same thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n