1 Work-Life Balance Is a Cycle, Not an Achievement
by Ioana Lupu and Mayra Ruiz-Castro
Despite the resounding evidence that working long hours can be harmful to both employees and employers, many professionals still struggle to overcome their assumptions—and their deeply-ingrained habits—around work hours.1 What does it take to free yourself from these unhealthy patterns and reach a more sustainable, rewarding work-life balance?
To explore this question, we conducted almost 200 in-depth interviews with 78 professionals from the London offices of a global law firm and an accounting firm.2 The majority of the interviewees described their jobs as highly demanding, exhausting, and chaotic, and they seemed to take for granted that working long ...
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