![]() ![]() However, I know that when I receive an automatic message alerting me that it might take some time to receive a response it actually feels comforting. 2) Set your vacation mode on every Friday evening.ĭoes anyone else feel the pressure to respond to emails as they pop up? I do! It can be hard to fight that urge or pressure as it comes at the expense of possible judgment from the sender. We have become way to available with the advancement of technology and we need to move towards understanding that “personal time” isn’t “available time” for others to claim. I felt myself cringe and reluctantly say that I wasn’t comfortable with that, not because I didn’t trust my co-workers, but because I wanted the option to have space from work when I needed it. It was suggested to also include our personal information “just in case”. I was recently in a staff meeting where we were asked to write down all of our information so that when needed, we could call each other for consultation. 1) Don’t give out personal emails or phone numbers. So what can we do to resuscitate work-life balance in our lives? I am sure that we all have different situations to work with and some of these tips may not be possible to implement, but being able to practice even one of these suggestions can help bring balance to your life. I was enraged, so much so that I was motivated to write this blog. Instead of explaining to the customer what the situation was, the supervisor decided to ask the team member to call into the meeting from the hospital. Unfortunately for the team, the team member who had all of the answers was at the hospital getting ready to be induced for labor. A lot of co workers had questions about a project they were working on and they were hours away from meeting with the costumer. He was talking to me about how a very important work meeting went earlier that day. But it wasn’t until a conversation with a friend that it became glaringly obvious that the days of having office hours or business days were now gone. I have noticed this in small moments such as receiving work texts or emails during the weekends, my husband being asked to complete work tasks on Sunday afternoons, and my daughter’s teacher sending emails on Saturday mornings. ![]() I have become increasingly aware of the death of work-life balance. However, with new beginnings comes the end of other things. We found the convenience of ordering groceries online and having them delivered to our door, working from home, attending medical appointments from our homes, and the joys of wearing sweat pants during meetings. With the start of the pandemic, we experienced the birth of so many conveniences in the midst of so many inconveniences. ![]()
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