{"id":8813,"date":"2019-03-05T17:43:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T17:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/worklifebalance-do-you-own-your-work-or-does-your-work-own-you-8813\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T16:01:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T10:31:11","slug":"worklifebalance-do-you-own-your-work-or-does-your-work-own-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/worklifebalance-do-you-own-your-work-or-does-your-work-own-you\/","title":{"rendered":"#WorkLifeBalance: Do you own your work or does your work own you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1551787856.jpg\" alt=\"Daddy lives in the computer\" width=\"600\" height=\"222\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Whether you relate to the above scenario or not but there\u2019s no denying the fact that we all need some space and time for family and friends. Work, no doubt, is an integral part of our lives but there is always need for a balance between work and our personal life. Yes, <strong>#WorkLifeBalance<\/strong> is important and if given a choice 78% would like to be segmentors and not blenders, says our new research that surveyed close to 2000 working professionals in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Segmentors are people who clearly define boundaries between their work and personal lives while blenders are people who blur the lines between work and home and easily navigate their way between the two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The survey explored sentiments of working professionals to find out what aspects of work-life balance are most valued by them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">According to our study, 60% of Indian working professionals surveyed rated their current work-life-balance average to terrible. Collectively 67% of the India\u2019s working professionals either sometimes, often or always think about work when not at work. Are you one of them?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">About half of the respondents in relationships currently, confessed that the lack of work life balance (WLB) makes them or their partners irritable or ill-tempered. Lack of sleep (17%), depression (16%), (frequent headaches 15%), back pain &amp; fatigue (14%), anxiety &amp; irritability (9%), obesity (5%) and hypertension (4.5%) came up as the top work-related illnesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Highlights of the Monster #WorkLifeBalance Research<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">About 50% in relationship, confessed that the lack of work life balance makes them or their partners irritable and ill-tempered<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">As opposed to the belief that technology is a facilitator, one-third of the young professionals surveyed find technology a hindrance in managing work and family commitments<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">60% of respondents spend one to two hours to travel to work; about 70% respondents would like to work from home to avoid the daily commute<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Findings of the research have been depicted in an interesting and easy to understand infographic \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/logos\/research_report\/Work-Life-Balance_Infographics-India.pdf\">click here to view<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Monster #WorkLifeBalance Campaign<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Monster in India has launched the #WorkLifeBalance campaign to highlight the importance of prioritizing a modern approach to work and encouraging employers to implement policies that promote wholesome, complete and harmonious life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Moreover, the idea is to encourage job seekers like you to <strong>Find Better Jobs, Faster<\/strong> and go for the jobs that help you manage your work and personal lives in a more efficient manner. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/\">Search jobs here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want to find out if you are a workaholic or not, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/11-signs-that-you-are-a-workaholic\/\">click here<\/a> or take this quiz to see if work has\u00a0 hijacked your life. There\u2019s more to inspire you and help you manage your work efficiently in order to lead a fulfilling life.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/top-5-tips-to-achieve-work-life-balance\/\">Top 5 tips to achieve work-life balance<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/why-a-work-life-balance-is-important-for-productivity\/\">Why work-life balance is important for productivity<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/6-ways-yoga-can-help-improve-your-productivity-at-work\/\">6 ways Yoga can help improve your productivity at work<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/7-time-saving-secrets-to-help-you-leave-office-on-time\/\">7 time-saving secrets to help you leave office on time<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/7-effective-tips-to-build-work-life-integration\/\">7 effective tips to build work-life integration<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/does-your-organization-believe-in-work-life-balance-reading-the-signs\/\">Does your organization believe in work-life balance? Reading the signs<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ready to find your mojo? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/seeker\/registration\">Sign up<\/a> to never miss a job that you aspire for.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you relate to the above scenario or not but there\u2019s no denying the fact that we all need some space and time for family and friends. Work, no doubt, is an integral part of our lives but there is always need for a balance between work and our personal life. 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