1/ #Tech in general, and #InfoSec in particular, are obsessed with "work-life balance" and of building public perception that "you can have it all: a career AND a life" — seeing this as essential for filling undersized & inadequately diverse hiring pipelines.
And not JUST this…
And not JUST this…
2/ And not JUST this… clearly there's a mental health aspect to maintaining work-life balance, because if an employee is overworking, overstressing, or burning out then (frankly) the employer HAS a problem, and likely IS the problem.
So far, so obvious. But…
So far, so obvious. But…
3/ Then we find those who opine 1/more of:
a) to succeed you MUST work & study in free time
b) working (etc) free time DOES NOTHING for career success
c) HAVING THIS DEBATE is exclusionary / puts people off
A & B are incorrect, and C lacks integrity:
alecmuffett.com/article/14881
a) to succeed you MUST work & study in free time
b) working (etc) free time DOES NOTHING for career success
c) HAVING THIS DEBATE is exclusionary / puts people off
A & B are incorrect, and C lacks integrity:
alecmuffett.com/article/14881
Work/life balance is a matter for the individual, and part of that is for individuals to understand that other people are not like they are.
Employers should care about it, and should mind it, but also should neither exploit not hector their employees regarding it.
Employers should care about it, and should mind it, but also should neither exploit not hector their employees regarding it.
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