People aim to keep a balance between their work and other parts of their lives, but few people achieve it. What are the problems of trying to achieve this goal and how can these problems be overcome?
Achieving a
work
-life
balance
has been a goal of many but few have obtained it. Attempting to achieve such
a balance
, however
, is of difficulties and I will identify some problems of this
attempt and suggest the possible solutions corresponding to these problems.
Among the issues, the most prominent one is probably the difficulty in trying to delineate a clear boundary between working and personal lives
. In their attempt to maintain this
boundary by aiming for fixed working hours
, people tend to become rigid and refuse to take on necessary extra working responsibilities which could eventually boost their careers. As a result
of their inflexibility, they might find themselves ending up stuck in low positions with unattractive salaries. Another problem of trying to juggle between work
and life
is that it is almost impossible to separate the two as family lives
do not stop during working hours
, at least not for families with children. When a family emergency such
as an accident of family members occurs, professional life
will inevitably be interrupted, and work
responsibilities will probably have to be compensated in personal time
. It is, therefore
, almost impossible to have a rigid division of professional and personal time
.
The key to tackling these problems and obtaining a desirable balance
between work
and life
, however
, is not about maintaining the fine line between them rigidly, but rather the opposite; introducing the maximum level of flexibility. Flexible working schedules that hold employees accountable by the working responsibilities rather than fixed hours
are likely to solve people’s struggles between their professions and family lives
. Under such
administration, individuals can attend family affairs without concerns about losing advantageous positions at work
as they know that their professional prospects will not be jeopardised provided that they fulfilled their roles when convenient. This
is probably why working from home has been growing in popularity in recent years. Not only can working parents fulfil their childcare duties, but they can have more time
to either relax or be productive with this
innovative way of working freeing up time
spent commuting.
In conclusion, the issues with aiming for a perfect work
-life
balance
are a concern for career development induced by being inflexible with working hours
and the difficulty to prevent personal life
from interfering with work
routines. To promote a well-balanced life
, it is important to embrace the inseparable feature of these two lives
and adapt with flexibility.Submitted by hml1014366268 on
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