Work Life Balance is a Lie (DO THIS INSTEAD)

[@JenniferBrick]

Do you have work life balance to maintain space (and sanity)?

[@dctrbrass]

I like jobs w/ 10 or 12 hour shifts. More days off. Plus I refuse any job w/ on-call. And I try my best to avoid working overtime.

[@petitemaam]

My current employer is actually great with work-life balance. I'm able to clock out at 5, and others can take over if needed. I do work from home. The sales team is kind if 16/7 though. That's just the life of a loan officer, no matter where you are.

[@metfreak100]

Step 1) quit your job Step 2) never apply to another

[@Araceli_Espinoza9585]

AMEN!

[@kill3rclown690]

Than how would u get somewhere in life😂

[@louiseyvette2261]

Yep! Lol

[@lidyateweldemedhin7973]

Lol that’s is funny or make alot one money have a great carreer and retire early (:

[@jncc1701]

If your boss doesn’t care, you will never have work / life boundaries.

[@JenniferBrick]

This is true with narcissists and toxic managers. I have a video coming out about them in a few weeks.

[@TomBabula]

Or ones pretending to care...

[@tudormiller8898]

100%

[@tudormiller8898]

@@JenniferBrick Unfortunately this is the case in most work places.

[@unreliablenarratorz2772]

Sounds to me like you one needs to get rid of the boss, if you catch my meaning…

[@JackieNicole35061]

Boundaries I hope to set when I start working include not taking work home and never staying more than an hour overtime unless I’m getting paid.

[@jstnrgrs]

This is fine if you are an hourly worker who is paid to spend time doing company tasks. (In fact, I wouldn't even give them the extra hour in that case.) But if you are a salaried worker who is paid to ensure that certain responsibilities are handled, you need to do what is needed to be sure your job is handled. If that mean more time than the pay justifies, you either need to renegotiate or find a new employer.

[@willb516]

If you are a people/project manager and work salaried, this is virtually impossible. Machines break down in the middle of the night, a water leak needs immediate attention, your direct reports has an accident at 2:00AM. All these things happen and someone needs to take care of it ASAP. Usually that someone is a manager, supervisor, or other salaried worker that will need to sacrifice personal time to keep a business running.

[@jstnrgrs]

@@willb516 this is right, and often missing from the “establish boundaries” discussion. The other side of it is that if you need to pick up kids at 2pm (or whatever other personal matter), just put a block in your calendar and do it. It shouldn’t be a problem.

[@nathc540]

@@jstnrgrs Salaried work seems more and more like a scam. With constant workload pressures

[@jstnrgrs]

@@nathc540 it depends on your employer and your relationship with them. It’s very easy for them to take advantage if you let them. But with a healthy relationship, it can provide great flexibility to everyone’s benefit.

[@lidyasolomon5557]

I’m going into my first year of teaching. I don’t plan on responding to emails past 6pm. I plan on leaving school by 4pm daily, unless there’s an activity

[@ashleeskhan4075]

Good luck my dear. May God be with you.

[@adamrice1087]

I'm seeing that elementary teachers tend to dedicate their lives to teaching which sets up an expectation for everyone else. Middle and high teachers tend to leave right at dismissal. I find it interesting. Don't fall for the trap. Your teaching will be so much better when you take breaks and aren't a slave!

[@geneg3776]

Consistent balance is always difficult and will always be more one-sided at times because there is the external environment and things that happen beyond your control so Yes boundaries are crucial.

[@lesliengo8347]

We would rather have people who do a moderate amount of work and is a happy and joyful person, than a person who does it all (or tries to) and is poky, irritated, and grumpy

[@leejay2418]

Jennifer, your channel is amazing and you deserve many more views. I'm a social work manager who is looking to build her own not for profit and your videos always give me new ideas and remind me what's important. Thanks!

[@JenniferBrick]

Lee, thank you so much for you kind words! I'm so so so happy my videos help you. What type of not for profit are you starting?

[@dudette2c]

Lee please don't exploit ppl, volunteers and interns. I'm working for an NP now and let me tell ya, it'll be easy for you to exploit as much as you can to achieve those grant deliverables.

[@carmenitaspann-clark5616]

Lee, Hi there fellow Social Worker. Happy Social Work Month!

[@bobbyboy1797]

WELL TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT WHAT YOU REALLY REALLY WANT.

[@JenniferBrick]

It's in your head now isn't it. 😂😂😂 How are you doing my friend?

[@bobbyboy1797]

@@JenniferBrick Currently trying to deduce what to do with my time since I'm on vacation, guess I'll just binge youtube slightly more than I usually do.

[@JenniferBrick]

Oooh vacation sounds good! If you're a reader, I'm in the middle of What Unites Us by Dan Rather and it's on track to be my favorite book of the year.

[@bobbyboy1797]

@@JenniferBrick I've mainly been reading, "Home to Heal" but I'll add WUU to my collection.

[@JenniferBrick]

@@bobbyboy1797 I have not read it yet. How is it so far, would you recommend it?

[@jstnrgrs]

You touched on the idea that stop by and end by times are not impervious. I agree, and I'm not sure that I support the idea of stop by and end by times. I actually do like the "work life integration" idea, but it's important to note that it applies in all directions. I'll do work anytime, but I'll also take care of family matters anytime. If my kid has a doctors appointment at 3pm on a Tuesday, I just take her. I don't ask my boss. If an important project at work needs my attention at 7pm on a Saturday, I just do it. I don't ask my wife. I do think the idea of enumerating 4 buckets is good, because otherwise important things could easily fall through the cracks. You advice of concentrate, procrastinate, delegate, and eliminate is very good too.

[@GoNuckingFuts]

Just walked out of an interview that advertised a 4 day work week, but really expected 6 or 7.

[@JenniferBrick]

Corporate math

[@heea54ff]

How do you propose people block time? thanks for a fantastic video!

[@stephenr3910]

Here I am at the end of another year saying my new year resolution is to have a life. Knowing that 1/3 the bosses will tell me "hmmmmm I don't think so".

[@claudehopper6192]

There’s something about someone claiming to have it all together that just seems so fraudulent to me.

[@SaUl95954]

The real and best way to improve your work condition is to form work unions: more nogotiation power, an your colleagues turn from competence to allies. This is FACTS.

[@emyt4461]

I have watching all your video it is amazing helping the good employee how to set boundaries

[@johncassles7481]

I keep struggling with self-interested employers who don't care about my work-life boundaries. I'm just sick of fighting constraining and co-dependent social situations in order to secure my own schedule. I need the money while I am working on my career but I keep getting caught into the temporary work-cycle which always messes with the schedule I want. Employers never seem to 'respect' personal time, unless you have some competing obligation, ie. another job or school work. But God forbid if you want to take the bull by the horns and start your own personal business or schedule. Then you are just being selfish (I say this all facetiously, yet with honesty and seriousness as well,).

[@icqbabylaurasmiddy2040]

What if you only have one bucket.

[@JenniferBrick]

Depends on what the bucket is. Most people I work with have at least two: themselves and their families.

[@se2664]

@@JenniferBrick my buckets are alone time for myself, fitness, healthy food, and good money

[@doc_auk]

You're videos are great, have any pointers on IT work that is 24/7 or on call work? It's really tough!

[@maddiehess1758]

Thanks this is just what I needed! Now I feel less self conscious about it!😎

[@JenniferBrick]

The funny part is unless you have to do overt boundary setting put your in a toxic environment/have a toxic boss, most people went even notice you're doing it.

[@lextacy2008]

The 4 day work week is coming in 2024. And yes 32 hours per week.

[@alistairreed3514]

the other day someone asked if i was alright. I replied no I'm all left cos I is over worked and under paid.

[@catherineedelmann4843]

Love your channel!

[@shulgak]

Like your channel, but please reduce the amount of video cuts in the middle of a sentence, it's really distracting. One option could be using a presentation with your voice on the background.

[@Sal84UK]

Spot on, thank you 💜

[@teachermeitachem-is-try7128]

Thank you for sharing😇

[@chazlinn]

Would love a time blocking video 🤗

[@JenniferBrick]

I'm adding it to my list 😊

[@RookieRoost]

My work is my life: Perfect balance ;) Scheduled "guilt-free time" is how I set the boundary and put work down.

[@JenniferBrick]

That is so awesome you schedule it! What is your go to downtime activity?

[@RookieRoost]

@@JenniferBrick . Usually hanging out with my wife

[@Trapicanna420]

You give me hope

[@petitemaam]

It's when I binge watch KZbin 😂 this is me...

[@HardyBunster]

Don’t work more than your contracted hours. 🤷‍♂️

[@dzecka]

Hello there! Nice Channel

[@coachjacob]

Great advice and points on all the stuff that is not that important anyway. Burnout does happen and your suggestion on getting clear on terms and boundaries are required. That’s right #jenniferbrick what do we really want?

[@dzecka]

Hello there! Nice video

[@PurplePinkRed]

I'm always smashing that like button! It's awesome seeing your channel grow! I had no idea you were a mama! You go mama! Time blocking would be an awesome video 😊

[@JenniferBrick]

I'm so jazzed people are liking this video because I love talking about boundaries and planning as success drivers so much! Time blocking video will come in the next few weeks 😃 Thanks for supporting this video as usual, plus I love getting to chat!

[@PurplePinkRed]

@@JenniferBrick Me too! Your videos are golden nuggets of information and are so valuable to me!

[@JenniferBrick]

I'm so glad you get value from them my friend 😊

[@Melchizadeckk]

LOL That was hysterical at 2:23 What you really really want.

[@GLesbihonest]

I've been saying "Work life balance" is B.S. No such thing.

[@JERBF]

Hey liked your video I agree with alot. In my personal opinion though the bucket idea including nessicary things such as fitness to me isn't a part of a life balance. And choosing just 4 things is hard if you can't explore 8 buckets to choose your 4 buckets. Its an investment you can't loose. We should have a period in our lives supported by society or government we can loose so we can explore what we really want. Im saying this cause I know too many people who don't know what life is like outside of work or have a hobby. It's all about getting a head to sit and do nothing to be honest. This maybe a reality for some who need material items or something to invest time to but I think it's much better off if we forget our freedoms and pretend we're just here alive to work live to work and support society like we live in the fudel eras. We already work an dinosaur of a labour law into today's world with not enough jobs to go around and people stressed for their time as they find, chores, work commute, work docked lunches, prep time such as cooking and mataining personal health as a write off because they can't choose otherwise. I mean I could care less I've been trying to work more hours in for myself and play some video games like I did as a teen but when it takes me until the sequel comes out to beat 1 single game and by that time a new console rolls out cause I have to work its not worth an 800$ console plus 100$ game for my mental health when I can just adjust my train of thought and sell all my time to work. Maybe when my daughter inherits my savings sheil be able to get a work life balance but I doubt it'll last long rates will rise prices will houses will become more impossible to buy. Either enjoy yourself or don't and if you have an issue then yes I totally agree you entire bucket idea is awesome nevermind buying every game for your console just specific hand picked developers. You'll have to loose your own investments to find this but it is what it is not like we get our 2 hours of life plus our money back for that crappy movie you couldn't sit through at the theaters. Time is what it is. Plus we got toxic work places and bosses everywhere that expect you to do above and beyond what they would even do like you to act like a slave. I was able to get a job every interview and hired full time fast for a reason and I work 2 jobs plus a home hussle. 16 hours a day 7 days a week im at work till im too tired once a month and take a day. I mean it still goes either way but the 8/8/8 still don't work outside of paper due to what people consider a write off in their life personally. It's not possible unless you let it and make it possible like you said a start and end time and knowing where and what you want to invest your time.

[@dudette2c]

🤮

[@BlueCardGanks592]

Ok but when most people say work life balance that includes a shit ton of boundaries. Clickbait title imo 😂

[@drsundipshenoy2471]

👍

[@tserrhyo]

I would watch a time blocking vid!!

[@pootube2024]

Dont have children if you are a worker

[@MariaSantos-gm7ps]

Thanks

[@Mari54161]

Get to the point