Thread by @DumbbellsnDrama

A company that promotes #worklifebalance does not mean to say that the work will be easy, or that the workload will be minimal.
They want you to know that they support your growth & understand that you are not required to hustle 24/7 or be available all the time, PROVIDED ...

you manage your time & establish boundaries to wrap up work within the work hours.

Work life balance does not mean you are given the freedom to give up your responsibilities. In fact, it asks you to be more responsible, it means being a certain level of proactive so that you can claim your time. It's TOUGH work.

People find it easy to say 'i can't do this' or 'i forgot about it can you handle it' & cut off, just because they know we are driven by empathy. It's taken me 10yrs to grow professionally & it's still WIP, but I know how commited I've been to this.

I've learned, I've accepted mistakes, I've taken feedback & worked on it. I find that missing these days.

It is assumed that people who want time & space are not responsible or driven when in fact it is the complete opposite. THIS is what the young, impressionable minds take away from the concept of WLB. Not the fact that it requires discipline & consistency to find that for yourself

It is not easy to establish boundaries & focus on life and work at the same time. It requires a lot of hard work which is why not too many people are doing it (and that is why I feel that I am silently fighting every day of my life, but that's a story for another day)