Comments on: Work–life balance is now a cliché https://berkonomics.com/?p=2587&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=work-life-balance-is-now-a-cliche Dave Berkus' business insights Fri, 13 May 2016 20:41:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mike Toste https://berkonomics.com/?p=2587&cpage=1#comment-82418 Fri, 13 May 2016 20:41:16 +0000 https://berkonomics.com/?p=2587#comment-82418 I find that in the real estate industry, work-life balance is one of the biggest issues that agents struggle with. Many times there will be an unbalance for weeks and months until something has to give and their family creates a stir. Then we see the pendulum swing and the balance becomes unbalanced again as the agent will cut out work time and choose to spend more time with family, as you know an agent usually has flexible work hours, unlike many corporate jobs.

Culturally , America really is more and more demanding of the worker to always be “on call” and may be contacted at any moment via mobile or by text. Smart workers find ways to force a disconnect, whether by owning 2 phones, or perhaps using an app that silences work email notifications, these can help their sanity, when work tries to creep into the home life .

Thanks Kelly.

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