Sure, Jan. If I could make millions at work with the same effort, I would.
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Thanks, I hate it...Doing anything they can to normalize aberrant behavior like a lack of boundaries between employees and the corporation is pretty disgusting. Like ma'am you make loads of money, the average worker will never see that type of money in their lifetime. Work-life balance is crucial to being able to maintain energy to perform well at work, so many studies show that. She can't be bothered to admit she's a workaholic with no boundaries and is trying to conflate violating employee/corp boundaries as being flexible with one's time. This is a cursed article in my opinion. Useful for getting insight into those strange exec thoughts, though...
“I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance,” says Morris, who oversees the experience of over 2.1 million employees. “I call it work-life integration. There are times that your life requires a lot more, and there are times that your work requires a lot more. … I don’t think that’s a bad thing.”
Except the reality is, is that there are managers who will and have asked you to "please work another hour" or "can you just stay a little while?" of which I have been actually asked and I always have turned down. I want to go home, I've done your stupid 8-hour shift to please a bunch of dumbasses who don't give a shit about anything we do unless it's to complain, I'm leaving.
Way to be tone-deaf.
When Morris is visiting family, for example, her main focus is on them. But if there’s something at work that needs her attention, she won’t wait until she’s back in the office to do so. Work-life integration helps her stay on top of her work duties while still showing up for herself and the people she loves, she says.
I hope your family dies while you're working so you won't get to say your 'goodbye' to them - just like many have had to when they're too strapped by work to even see much less, talk to family members. Just like people who can't spend the holidays with loved ones, because they're having to be at the store working for last-minute ungrateful shoppers. Or how much time a worker misses their children's firsts because they gotta put food on the table.
“You might be [at your kid’s] soccer game, but you happen to look at a few emails,” Morris says. Maybe you’re chatting with your boss via text while waiting for an appointment, or tying up a few loose ends at work before you put the kids to bed. That doesn’t necessarily mean you’re a workaholic who lacks boundaries — rather, you find ways to combine your personal and professional duties that work for you, instead of being strict and inflexible with your time.
Nobody does this but you. Nobody. Does. This.
*cocks shotgun
"If I am working this hard, everyone should too."
I think this is the mindset of bosses as to why they power trip. Not all but this is far too common.
This work style suits me as well. I have always preferred jobs that reward outcomes and offer true flexibility. Sometimes I work a lot. Sometimes I log off at 2pm and nap. But it isn't right for everyone.