Work life-balance

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Flipbook AssignmentFilm 260: Digital Media TheoryProfessor Sidney Eve MatrixMay 2014

“Welcome to the new world of work, where 5:30 p.m. is far from the end of the day.” Knowledge@Wharton, Time Magazine, 2012

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We now have the means to stay connected to our jobs

via smartphones, tablets and laptop computers

24/7

83% of professionals say they

check email after work Time Magazine, 2012

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2/3 professionals say

they’ve taken a work-related device, such as a smartphone or laptop,

with them on vacation

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Time Magazine, 2012

Technology may enable work-a-holism,but society

encourages it

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“Being a successful member of middle class society is showing our dedication to

professional work and being available at all hours of the day,”

- Carolyn Marvin, professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication, 2012

we expect more from our jobs

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As technology allows work to play a more prominent

role in our lives,

“as shown by Net Impact’s survey, they [millennials] are more concerned than their predecessors with finding

happiness and fulfillment in their work lives.”

-Jeanne Meister, Forbes Magazine

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Jeanne Meister, Forbes Magazine

Millennials also want more

flexibility from their jobs

and

the option to

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Commons

“According to research by

Future Workplace,

flexible hours and

generous

telework policies are even more important

to younger workers than is

salary.”Jeanne Meister, Forbes Magazine

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Butare we, as humans,

designed to be

working every hour of the

day?

In a recent Harvard Business Review article, Leslie Perlow found consultants at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) who had regular

downtime, reported greater satisfaction with their jobs

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Time Magazine, 2012

If digital technology

prompts us to bring work home, perhaps work-life

balance in this digital

age requires bringing downtime to work

Google’s offices have recently installed

energy pods within the office for 20 or 30 minute breaks

Time Magazine

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Then again, perhaps work-life

balance lies in knowing when to

detach from work

completely

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According to The Washington Post, the only country whose

productivity rivals that of the overworked United

States, is France.

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“Yes, France. Where workers enjoy 30 days of paid vacation

every year… and a leisurely stroll to the café after leaving work at a

decent hour.”Brigid Schulte, The Washington Post

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Indeed, multiple strains of research show that

work-life balance

increases efficiency among

workers

“if you can’t get your work done in the standard 37 hours a week, you’re seen as

inefficient.”Brigid Schulte, The Washington Post

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In Denmark,

So before becoming a busy bee, consider this:

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doesn’t mean we should

just because technology has enabled us to work

24/7,

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