Balancing Act

One of the most significant consequences of the end of the "job for life" society is that if we stick to our work, we want our utility must demonstrate to the employer. For many, this is interpreted as the long hours of hard work, and culture "stay at work" is often the result. But is it necessary? Someone has to lose the work you have at home in a normal time? People lose their jobs because they or are not good at it (aka fired) or because the company did notor good performance should be restructured in any way (known as released).

For many employers, working conditions is delayed no sign of fidelity, is a sign of
Incompetence. If you can not go to work in a normal working day is done
or poorly organized or have not learned to say "no" to an excessive demand
Employer. And if you need to do long hours on a regular basis, you may work
less productive, because in time they burnand your
Morale will decrease. If this is the case, because we believe that the employer has a
try to deny us balance in our work and the way of life?

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We first examine the concept itself. I never liked the term "work-life
Balance. "He suggested that the work is a work and life is a separate conflict
Activities. The truth is that the work is a part of our lives and is competing for our time
against the other activities of our lives that weWant to do. I prefer to use
simple term "balance of life" or "mixed life."

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The most important factor in balance, life is "time" and, critically, the work may be the only use is
our time is that we have no control. If we decide when and for how long
Would work, the number of hours that we distribute in that there is a conflict. Recent
The dispute between BA and airline staff at Heathrow was not a Luddite
Response to new technologies, was created bythe fact that this particular
The technology is a mechanism to manage BA at a good level when
Employees come to work in line with passenger traffic. Of course BA
has the right to decide which is especially for busy people for hours, but the fact
remains that the mechanism of control over time shifting from worker to
Employer.

For managers, the situation is somewhat different. While there will always be
Times when we need onlybe in office to complete a task, such as
Preparations for a meeting (although I'm willing to bet that most of these cases could
be easily removed with a better organization and planning), employees
greater autonomy than workers in relation to the hours spent at work.
Contracts, written and verbal, tend to work on the basis that we do the work
expect from us, but how and when (within a time frame agreed upon) is up to us. If
You are good andYou can use it in a day of six hours I doubt you'll be fired for
not because the (other although it is likely that you are gone
Work).

My argument is, therefore, that the people who subscribe to "stay on the job" of culture
To choose to do so. This is fine for me. It seems that the delay in our enlightened society
The work is a "bad thing". As a wealthy nation, we should be less time to work
and more time to expand consciousness, the things that satisfywith our time, IT spending
with our friends and relatives, or sports. But for many people is the work of
rewarding and stimulating activities in their lives. Why should this be the case that
something wrong with addiction work? It is wrong that these people must work at least 80
Or more hours a week?

The problem is that the time sovereignty for workers gradually eroded
largely with the introduction of measures for families and children. Far fromWorkers
Flexibility of cricket this policy, employees of the organization through the creation of such
infrastructure support to leave, would require not only the task quite difficult
adaptation to the new employer, but also the need to return to all court
other agreements that have been previously assumed.

A recent initiative that I heard coming from Asda. Allowance in vitro fertilization treatment
Women (5 days per year) and their partners (2.11 days) is theirthe last great idea.
Do not get me wrong, I'm all for IVF, or if you want, and welcomed the idea
that employers should take from their employees on time, because, as with any other
the materia medica. The point is that these initiatives are not a significant step
to improve the life balance of employees because improved life balance
requires a fundamental rethinking of how we spend our life, if we get a
A few hours off every few weeksfor medical treatment. The truth is that the initiatives
like this, and flexible work schedules, day care centers and duvet days are a response to
Difficulty in attracting and retaining employees.

employee retention is much more a problem with larger companies and so
before the game. By using this employer increases achieved in the short-
medium-term benefits that are lost when the rest of the field work, finally
discover what they have to do to winand employee retention. What's more, the advantage
rarely, if ever, with the staff. Instead of responding to expectations and show
The commitment has increased, accompanied by a rule with strings such as "golden handcuffs"
long periods of notice and the provision of equipment for working at home, which
even allowed the flexibility to employees and integrates them for hours even more to
The companies - can never get out of work.

If the playing field was leveled, it is simplybe that employers
by an argument or reason for not paying for our lives. We
away from not having control over our life's work, and the reason
is that employers time to take away our sovereignty. If I do not
raise an issue about children from kindergarten because asylum has declined compared
On the first floor, then the company receives from me and then I can not decide
How to organize my lifeor my children.

So let's stop looking for our employers to provide work-life balance - are only
who lives with our work. It's up to us to take control of our time and our work
Satisfaction. We are not exhausted and de-walking around, trying to motivate
Balance our busy lives, we are exhausted and discouraged because they do not
Derive the fulfillment of our life. The work should inspire, persuade, encourage and
Importance. It's up to usDecide to what extent we should pursue to
Achieve those objectives.

The specific balance between work, family, hobbies, health, relaxation and everything
could use more time on your personal menu is up to you. Only
You know how much you need each in a given period. And 'I am convinced that
In recent years the pressure of "success" (a term that has now assumed an almost
without regard to the position held orWealth) has encouraged us to spend
We recommend more time at work that would be our natural balance.

But these are only excuses. We can change our lifestyle if we want, it is within
our control, unless we are willing to reduce our material desires and take
good long look at what we do for employment. I argue that the vast majority of
People have chosen their current careers, but have more or less to fall
serendipity. If you are asked ifreally "love" their work and why they chose their
Most careers are at a loss and many professionals (lawyers, doctors,
Accountants, etc.) belong to the family pressure to secure their future in a reasonable
Profession.

An employee who does not know how to fulfill his life in an optimal balance
Away, afraid that otherwise the "balance" that does not want to deal with
necessarily with the balance of his wife wants him to (I purposely played
The men in this scenario, as I believe we are the ones who prefer to dive
We work as part of our feelings and relationships) is a
to solve real problems.

Moving on, unfortunately, is a frightening alternative. "Better The Devil You Know" is the usual
Response. "I can not be happy, but I'm well paid" does not sound like a good compromise
me. Of course we are all more to life, as long as it does not mean a salary Commerce
off. It 's a pity that somany people feel or can not afford to buy
any time away from work or even culture "stay at work", has committed
them in office until only a taxi to go home because they feel that
somehow, the bar is less slippery clock 05.30. This attitude is unfortunate
Be sure to follow, at one time or another.

The argument I present is that there are flexible working hours and similar initiatives
wrong. I argue that individualsthat you and I, not our employers, have
Identify what you really want to improve our work and how to meet and
the rest of our lives. To maximize our performance, we reduce stress and that is the
A key to what we seek when we are fighting for a better balance. As we get
children to the dentist or to find time to mow the lawn at the weekend following
easy to make decisions when there are our priorities.

(C) Nick Gendler,2003

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