I have a pain in my backside listening to people who think the world owes them a living talking about work life balance.
Work life balance for my sector is all about how hard the competition is willing to work, so if the guy in China works flexitime and job shares then it's on the cards for me. I'm not holding my breath.
As long as those in the internationally exposed sectors of the economy think like this there will be opportunities for those people who work in the less efficient sectors who don't like their work life balance to talk as if their employer is responsible for their lack of quality time with their families. They should stop moaning and get a different job.
No one should make excuses or blame other people when they don't see their families from one end of the week to the next. I'm sick of people complain about having to work long hours but also want the big house and the 4X4 and the two holidays a year. The secret to a good work life balance is to adjust your spending to a level that can be sustained by how hard you are willing to work. If you want to see more of your family then buy a smaller house or a smaller car (or no car).
Edit: This has no connection to the post elsewhere about work life balance, it's on the back of a discussion I had last weekend.
Work life balance for my sector is all about how hard the competition is willing to work, so if the guy in China works flexitime and job shares then it's on the cards for me. I'm not holding my breath.
As long as those in the internationally exposed sectors of the economy think like this there will be opportunities for those people who work in the less efficient sectors who don't like their work life balance to talk as if their employer is responsible for their lack of quality time with their families. They should stop moaning and get a different job.
No one should make excuses or blame other people when they don't see their families from one end of the week to the next. I'm sick of people complain about having to work long hours but also want the big house and the 4X4 and the two holidays a year. The secret to a good work life balance is to adjust your spending to a level that can be sustained by how hard you are willing to work. If you want to see more of your family then buy a smaller house or a smaller car (or no car).
Edit: This has no connection to the post elsewhere about work life balance, it's on the back of a discussion I had last weekend.