With the new workforce of millennials taking over businesses across the globe and US, employers are looking to adjust their old road maps to offer more balance within new jobs. According to an info-graphic from Family Living Today, 66% of full-time employees in the US do not firmly believe they have work/life balance and 33% work on the weekends or holidays! The United States ranked 30th out of 38 countries used in this comparison document, and the effect that comes from the lack of balance appears in a magnitude of ways.
Without balancing your life can have several negative long term and short term consequences which include less time for family and friends while also experiencing poor morale & productivity. These negative aspects can manifest itself into high turnover rates and burnout or fatigue. There is also an effect on health as those working more than 55 hours per week are at a higher risk of coronary heart disease and stroke!
To find your balance, you should disconnect from your work world and reconnect with your internal self!
At IntelliSource, our people have a magnitude of activities to keep their own balance between work and personal life:
Below is the infographic with more in-depth information from the research of Family Living Today! Take the steps needed to achieve your work-life balance today!