Work-Life balance
Balancing professional life with personal life is very difficult, especially in today's fast growing world. Many employers expect their employees to be available at all times through email, phone or messaging after the working hours.
It is good that we can connect with our work from anywhere at any time, but same time it makes us away from family and friends. Which result in no boundaries between work and personal life. This can lead to stress, obstructing our hard work and limiting our energy. Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is key to success and satisfaction.
Work-life balance means, a job that meets personal demands and the personal demands that don't interfere with work demands.
Lack work-life balance for an employee can lead to health issues like colds and flu, irritability, depression, headaches, gastrointestinal disorders, infertility and heart disease. It can also contribute to fail the relationships with the family members.
Both life and work can be difficult to handle sometimes, and a little stress now and then is normal. But when it's went too far? It will create disturbance between working life as well as our personal life
There are few questions mentioned below, answer true or false to the following questions. You can find out whether you are living healthy file or not.
- My life and work demands frequently hinder with each other.
- My work schedule is made by someone.
- It's difficult to get day off from work when I need.
- I spend a lot of time on my personal emails and calls when I am at work.
- I don't have time to exercise at least three times per week.
- I have had to give up most of my hobbies.
- I sleep less than 8 hours everyday.
- I have frequent headaches and stomach pain.
- I catch myself making mistakes on the work.
- It is important to check my phone and email when I am at home.
- It is difficult to change my focus of attention to the issue at hand.
- I always worrying a lot about how I'll get everything done.
- I work more than 40 hours per week.
- I often to be irritable and lose my temper.
- I don't have enough time to relax.
- I am tired all the time.
- My family and friends are upset at me for not being with them.
- I am often required outside of work during work hours.
- I drink more than 3 cups of tea or coffee per day.
Score:
If you have answered…
All are true: You are in serious danger of getting a stress-related illness and having a major personal problem. You're taking on too much work pressure and need to get more support either at work or at home. Be careful; even if you can continue stressful situations for a period of time, over the long term, you could get permanent damage to your body, such as a heart attack, hypertension, ulcer, endometriosis.
Equally true and false: You may be at risk of burning the candle from both ends. Analyse your commitments, responsibilities and level of control over your life. There may be one or two simple tweet you can make to reduce work/life conflicts. In either case, consider ways to take care of yourself better to maintain your work-life balance.
All are false: You are living in a healthy life and fit for work and life demands. You should take care of yourself. You're at low risk and you are a good role model of work-life balance for others.
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