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| Title : How to balance between job and personal life Author : Mac Saarman Date : 2010-03-31 14:30:45 No. : 1 |
 | You hear that one needs to balance between job and family life. Most of us are aware of this necessity. However not all of us know how to create the balance. We have prepared a series of tips which will help you in this regard.
The first step is obviously to identify problems:
- Do you stay too much in office and go back late to home?
- Do you always miss the meetings with your girlfriend, spouse or children?
- The 8-10 hour work is stressing you in a way that you always fall sleep in front of the TV?
Whatever the reason is, you need to do something about it. You may not be able to solve all these things in one night but if you follow the tips below, you will have a chance to spend your evenings with those you love:
1. The mobile phone
Rule number 1, "switch off the phone when you walk into your home". Obviously, doing this is not possible all the time. There are cases where your help might be necessary and you need to be in contact. However, you can still select a middle way - "the silent way"! You can get rid of annoying ring by using the silence feature of your mobile phone and you can then relax at dinner time with your family. You are able to check whether someone has called later. And it is not a huge problem if you do not answer the phone immediately or if you return the call later.
2. Office lunch
Companies normally give break times for lunch but some people ruin it by eating at their desk. If you have 30 minutes time for lunch, try to get to a restaurant and eat a warm food and rest outside your workplace. Try to refresh yourself in the break time.
3. Get out as soon as you finish your work
If your work hours finish at 18 and you are not asked to remain in the company, you should be out at 18:15. There are emergency situations where they might ask you to remain there, but if there is no emergency, things can wait until the next morning.
4. Ask for help if you are overwhelmed
If you think you are doing more than your capacity and it might affect your health, talk to your superior and explain that the tasks have become overwhelming and you need help from someone. If this is your business, think about hiring someone or distributing some of the tasks to trusted people in the workplace.
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