Topic
Does “work/life balance” exist for Australians today?
- How many hours of leisure time do Australians want/need in a working week?
- Are long working hours seen as the “norm” in today’s day and age?
- How do the different sexes cope?
- What are the views of younger Australians?
- Have we made our working processes so efficient, that we’re able to do more in the same amount of time—rather than the same in less time?
Jane Haverfield says:
23 February at 1:38pm
In the words of a great Australian band:
Monday morning feels so bad
Everybody seems to nag me
Coming Tuesday I feel better
Even my old man looks good
Wednesday just won’t go
Thursday goes too slow
I got Friday on my mind
Gonna have fun in the city
Be with my girl she’s so pretty
She looks fine tonight
She is outasight to me
Tonight I’ll spend my bread
Tonight I’ll lose my head
Tonight I got to get..
Tonight
Monday I’ll have Friday on my mind
Do the five day grind once more
Know of nothing else that bugs me
More than working for the rich man
Hey I’ll change that scene one day
Today I might be mad
Tomorrow I’ll be glad
Coz I got Friday on my mind
Friday on my mind (Vanda/Young)
Michael says:
12 March at 10:30am
Work/life balance does not exits for Australians today. We spend our lifes working indoors and by the time we get home from work we are to exhausted to do anything except sit in front of the TV and relax without getting the opportunity to socialise and appreciate whats good in life - family, friends and the natural environment that surrounds us.
I 100% belive in a three day weekend as this gives people the opportunity to actually take a break from the stresses for 9 to 5 life. This in turn, enhances workplace performance because people return to work relaxed and ready to work.
Dianne says:
26 April at 5:46pm
Work/life balance does not exist for most Australians. I started my work life in 1966 - office work 9am to 5pm Mon to Fri. 35 hour week now I am expected to work for 40 hours a week. Weekly earnings have not kept in step with cost of living. 1975 earning $35,000 purchase a home for $18,000. Now earn $40,000 a year and cannot afford to purchase a home. Cost have spiralled but wages have lagged behind except for corporate bosses.
Ray Pelletier says:
02 May at 8:22am
In order to survive we have to work. Should this work detract from having a family life?
Yes, if we find it a chore to front up every day for the same old routine of 9 - 5 attendance.
No, if the workers are given the opportunity to have a say on how to develop a happy, and fulfilling day, as this will put them in a positive and productive “mood”
Management will look at the final balance sheet and not often at the ‘life balance’ of the workforce, too often they do not realise that a happy workforce equate to a productive workforce. Wake up Australia.