{"id":16008,"date":"2021-03-01T00:57:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T13:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fuse-recruitment.ap.applyflow.com\/what-does-work-life-balance-really-mean\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T16:51:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T06:51:06","slug":"what-does-work-life-balance-really-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fuserecruitment.com\/blogs\/what-does-work-life-balance-really-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What does work\/life balance really mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> A recent survey reports that up to 30% of us have thought about leaving our                  current employment to achieve a better work\/life balance. <\/p>\n<h3> \ufeff <\/h3>\n<p>                  This statistic is certainly not new, but the train of thought is gaining more and more momentum and I                  believe is critical to the retention of many in the workforce. Today, great employers are opening their                  minds to flexible working conditions, and in most cases, I believe the outcome is lower stress, improved                  mental wellbeing and increased productivity. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> During the recent                  COVID-19 pandemic, many of us were forced into working from home with little to no warning. In many                  places, returning to the workplace just isn&#8217;t possible yet and the work from home continues. While those                  who are not a working parent may see being able to do laundry on a lunch break and such getting more                  time back at the end of the day as work\/life balance, I can say that as a mum, homeschooling has been a                  challenge and certainly isn&#8217;t work\/life balance. Kudos to all the mums out there doing a great job                  during the lockdown periods. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> While there are many different                  reasons for wanting, or needing, flexible working conditions in a normal (pre-COVID) world, speaking                  from my own experience as a working mother of three kids, I am one of the fortunate ones that have a                  supportive Manager and team around me at Fuse Recruitment. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> My                  reality is that I adore my kids and I love my job BUT \u2026\u2026. the struggle (juggle) is REAL! Being a working                  parent means that I constantly juggle competing priorities with not enough time in the day. I know this                  juggle is something that so many people experience but the reality is that keeping so many balls in the                  air means that it is inevitable that sometimes a couple of those balls drop straight out of the sky.                  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> My journey as a working parent has evolved over the last 14                  years, but most recently at Fuse Recruitment over the past 7 years. I still have days when I think \u2018Why                  am I doing this?\u2019 or \u2018How am I going to get everything done?\u2019 but for the most part, I already know the                  answer. I do it because I want to provide a great future for my kids and because I feel that I can                  contribute a great deal and feel valued by my employer. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> Of                  course, my busy schedule does not run smoothly all the time and sometimes; <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> I don\u2019t make it to every school\/sports event <\/li>\n<li> I                  am not always the first person in the office or the last person to leave <\/li>\n<li> My kids                  come into the office when they are sick <\/li>\n<li> I must take work home to get finished                  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> \u200bBut it truly is the flexibility and balance that                  makes it all possible. When my two worlds can coexist in harmony, I can be at my best as a Mother, an                  Employee and a Leader. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent survey reports that up to 30% of us have thought about leaving our current employment to achieve a better work\/life balance. \ufeff This statistic is certainly not new, but the train of thought is gaining more and more momentum and I believe is critical to the retention of many in the workforce. 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