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Many employees feel it is challenging to maintain a work-life balance in today’s 24/7
Many employees feel it is challenging to maintain a work-life balance in today’s 24/7 “anytime, anywhere” digital workplace. Always being plugged in can even erode job performance. How can employees be successful at their jobs, while still maintaining a life outside of work?
Using this topic as your inspiration, write a short essay in a Word document on how to overcome this workplace communication challenges with ideas from the textbook or your own independent research and experiences. Consider addressing the following questions in your response:
How can you maintain a work-life balance in today’s 24/7 “anytime, anywhere” digital workplace?
What negative effects might you anticipate on your health and personal life as a result of the expectation that companies have for their employees to always be available?
Are smartphones and social media to blame for the loss of work-life balance? If not, what is to blame?
Imagine you are a new employee at a company that expects you to always be available. How can you set parameters around communication at all hours and still be successful?
What advice would you give employees to help them better balance work and life?
What should companies do to assist employees with work-life balance?
Your response should be 400 to 500 words long.