When Work-Life Balance Ceases to Exist
Most families take juggling home and career as a given. And over at the new Atlantic channel The Sexes, there’s another conversation going. Eleanor Barkhorn, the site’s editor writes people who don’t have kids want work-life balance too.
It’s a issue that Hannah Seligson covered in a New York Times business story in early September Straightening out the Work-Life Balance .
Who has the greater claim to work-life balance. And under what circumstances, if any, should the needs of parents trump those of their single colleagues.
It’s a puzzle employers have yet to consider. And now, some are faced with more pressing concerns. How to equitably apportion time off for those whose lives have been upended by Storm Sandy?
To be sure many businesses were closed during the immediately following Sandy. But what of those employees who are finding it difficult to get to work because public transportation is unavailable, or schools remained closed for days or the damage to their homes was severe enough that it needed continuing attention.
Would be interested in hearing about strategies when work takes a back seat.
Tags: employee attitudes, work-life balance
