They employed more “reflexivity” – or the ability to reflect and question assumptions in the name of self-awareness – and regularly took steps to adjust the things standing in their way of coveted work-life balance. Once Lupu and Ruiz-Castro looked at those who rejected the long hours, they found that those workers actually had strikingly similar strategies for maintaining their work-life balance. The other respondents, meanwhile, all worked long hours because they thought that’s what successful professionals should do.
In their 2020 study, the researchers interviewed nearly 80 employees at two London-based firms – an equal number of men and women between the ages of 30 and 50, all with at least one dependent child – who worked in middle or senior management roles.Īlthough it sounds like the respondents had a lot in common, here’s what separated them: about 30% of the men and 50% of the women reported resisting working long hours. Instead, they suggest it may be more of a lifelong process – a continuous, never-ending exercise that requires vigilance, self-awareness and timely tweaks.įorget reaching that golden goal: researchers Ioana Lupu of ESSEC Business School in France, and Mayra Ruiz-Castro of the University of Roehampton in the UK argue that work-life balance is a “ a cycle, not an achievement”.
Some researchers are now encouraging us to stop thinking about work-life balance as an achievement that you either hit or don’t. “I don’t think it’s such a simple formula.”Īnd, according to new findings, it may not be.
And once you’ve reached it, congratulations: you’ve made it you’re a successful human being of the 21st Century.īut the problem is that we often tell ourselves: “’I’m going to put in eight hours’ worth of work, and then I’m going to put in eight hours’ worth of me time, which will include my family, my hobbies, my workout, my everything’,” says Anat Lechner, clinical associate professor of management at New York University. The concept is often presented as something to achieve, or a goal to reach. The quest to attain this somewhat nebulous state has dominated discourse around careers for years – especially for working parents. Visit for more information.Few topics have been so endlessly analysed, glorified and dissected as work-life balance. Compared to typical field construction, TAS' factory packaging increases speed-to-market and substantially reduces project schedule, construction cost and risk. With a data center product portfolio that encompass the spectrum of solutions from high density, edge data centers to enterprise and hyperscale data center infrastructure modules like modular cooling units and UPS Systems. TAS (TAS Energy Inc.) is a global technology company that provides modular engineered products for data centers, power plants, and other industries.
"Safety at TAS has always been a top priority and this milestone is a testimonial to the effectiveness of our safety program and culture, especially when considering the large-scale capacity and headcount ramp-up we have experience in the past year," added Mr. TAS believes in a proactive approach to all aspects of health and safety driven through a program of consistent employee engagement to ensure the best working conditions for all employees and contractors across all its facilities. "It is with great pride that we make this announcement as this is an achievement that cannot be accomplished without the buy-in of the entire TAS team," stated Kevin Owczarzak, TAS' SVP Production Manufacturing. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - TAS is excited to announce the achievement of the significant safety milestone of exceeding 1 million man hours without a lost time accident.
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