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Achieving Work - Life Balance - A Dream or a Possibility?

Is having a balance between "work" and employers. I know it's a cliché, but
"life" a fantasy? At a time when many it's true: it's win-win.
people feel fortunate to still have a What Types of Practices Do Employers Put
job, are we asking for too much when we in Place?
want a balanced life? There are a variety of things that
When was the last time you: companies do to help their employees
- took a vacation? balance their work/life. Some of these
- went away for a weekend? include:
- got away from work early to do Flex time: Employees choose their start
something fun? times, lunch hour, and finish times,
- worked out? and can vary this from day to day.
- spent some time on a favorite hobby or Typically, the times are within certain
sport? parameters (i.e. 6 a.m. = the earliest
Achieving balance in your life when your start time; 7 p.m. = latest finish of an
work or business is exhilarating, 8-hour slot).
enjoyable, or demanding can be a Comp time: When employees work overtime,
challenge. When you have a family, they they can take an equal amount of time
can be your reminders. When you don't, off on another day, or spread the time to
then you need other factors to remind you more than one day.
to re-align your life. Job Sharing: Instead of one full time
Sarah had been working from 8 a.m. to 5 employee, a particular job is shared by
p.m. for many years at her employer. two part time employees.
After getting married and having Telecommuting: The employee works at
children, various relatives helped with home, using a computer and phone to
childcare when she returned to work. stay connected. Technology has enabled
When their two kids started school, telecommuting to be easily accomplished
however, both sets of grandparents for many jobs.
moved away to other states. Her husband Compressed Working Hours: This concept
started work at 6:30 a.m., so he left the allows employees to work their total
house by 5:45. Sarah had to leave by number of weekly hours over fewer days.
7:30 to get to work by 8:00, leaving For example, one person may work a
the kids alone for an hour. Since the 4-day week, while another may work 9 days
children were still so young, being over a 2-week period.
home alone didn't work, and going to a Annualized Hours: An employee's total
neighbor's house wasn't an option. working hours are calculated over a
Even though all of Sarah's co-workers year instead of a week. They work
worked from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sarah according to the peaks and valleys of
decided to ask if she could start at 9 activity over a year's time.
a.m., take a half hour for lunch, and What Else Have Some Employers Done?
leave at 5:30. Her employer agreed to Some large employers have conveniences
accommodate her request. That way, she available for employees right in the
could leave the house when the kids building. Many have workout facilities.
left to catch the school bus, and her I've heard that SBC in Chicago has a
husband got home in the afternoon just hair salon/barber shop. Some have a dry
before the kids arrived. This worked cleaning pick up & delivery service.
out very well for their family, and soon Others have a concierge service that
her employer began to pursue other helps with running errands, making
avenues to help make employees' lives doctor's appointments, or finding an
easier. electrician or plumber. I've also seen
Achieving a work/life balance is a (and used!) a chair massage service
possibility, and I think it's that was brought into a company weekly.
reasonable to request it. How Do I Know if I Need More Balance in
Having a work/life balance is often about My Life?
adjusting your work patterns. Rob Parsons, author of "The Heart of
If your place of employment has not yet Success", says that if any of the
adopted changes to their policies to following "danger signs" appear in your
help employees achieve a balanced life life, then it's time to readjust your
(and you notice that co-workers seem to work/life balance:
be stressed out), it may be time to - You work longer hours than anyone else
start discussions with human resources - You resent colleagues who work fewer
and other management about which types of hours than you do
changes would be do-able. - You are often irritable, exhausted, and
Why Help People Achieve Work/Life or have a headache
Balance? - You feel ill when you're on vacation
More and more companies are realizing - You go out for dinner wearing business
that by making it easier for employees clothes
to live a balanced life, the employees: - You feel tense when the car in front of
- have less stress (they stay focused on you doesn't move immediately when the
work when they're at work) light turns green
- stay healthy (they get sick less often, Have you recognized yourself or your
and call in sick less often) business anywhere in this article? What
- stay with the company (there is a are you going to do to make a change?
higher retention rate) © 2006 Borgeson Consulting, Inc.
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