I am writing a piece about Work-Life balance for my workplace newsletter and am asking for some input

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Thank you

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I am inserting a picture of my crashed vehicle, the 8 - 8 - 8 flag and a Bearded Dragon .
This will then go to the editor for approval or otherwise.
600 words, give or take 20.
If published I will post it here. The Small Talk magazine will next be published in February.

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Good advice.
Thank you for taking the time to offer suggestions.
I will give them some thought.

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Thank you.
I will take your advise and revise my piece then send it to the editor.

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Let us know how you get on and sure it will be published

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The news letter is next published in February.
If published, I will post it here.

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This all reminds me of this so-called ā€œWork/Home balanceā€ which was often thrown about when I was working. I think nearly everyone thought it was a load of rubbish as my employer had no compunction about calling me out at all hours, expecting me to drive two hundred miles, sometimes two or three times over a weekend or lay the responsibility of several million pounds worth of asset on my narrow shoulders, which physically took itā€™s toll over me and was starting to feel the effects of stress and sleepless nights as a result. Then they suddenly wondered why I suddenly put my notice in and retired.

All this Work-home balance nonsense was just lip-service without meaning or substance and just something they would fall back on in the event of covering themselves having induced sickness caused by stress of their employees. They were only interested in the work getting done, even if (in my case) I was getting chest pains and ended up in hospital for ECG a few times as a result of it all.

For some strange reason, the moment I handed in my notice, all my physical symptoms which had been steadily increasing over the years suddenly vanished. Of course, Iā€™m only citing my experiences derived from my particular set of circumstances. But (in my case) the simple answer would have been to employ more people and of a higher calibre, paying the appropriate rate for the job. If that were the case, things would have been a lot easier all round, as it would have spread the demands the job imposes and allow pressure of work to ease off those individuals who have to carry the weight of work demands. As I was an Engineer/Manager, I had to pick up the shortfall there was of staff which meant less time managing people and more time involved with the techy stuff, which wasnā€™t strictly in my remit of work, but had to be done regardless as there was no one else to do stuff.

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Well done Brett.

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I canā€™t help you, Iā€™ve been retired for nearly two decades, my work-life balance is perfect.

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I put a website together ages ago (no longer online) and this is a page from it. The screenshot is a bit small but I hope it might be possible to see the graphic dividers and red bold headings (zoom in a little). The page is divided up even though it is all about the same subject (dog versus TV engineer stories).

Itā€™s no masterpiece and perhaps not even an interesting subject but I thought it just gave the page per se a more interesting look. This might not work in a printed book I suppose but good in a webpage.

Maybe thatā€™s not what you are after though?

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Thank you for taking the time to post this.
I was wondering if members had strategies regarding work/life balance.
The format and style will be up to the editor if she choses to publish. Thank you again