The 'Work/Life Balance' Misnomer: Is Work/Life 'Integration' the New Norm?

The Monday-through-Friday, nine-to-five is a pipe dream.

For employees in "traditional" jobs — office jobs with set, weekday hours — today's status quo of ever-connectedness means that work often creeps into personal life (and vice versa): We often find ourselves taking personal calls at work, or sneaking peeks at an oh-so-urgent Excel file on our phones in the middle of family movie night. And for employees without a set schedule — surgeons, entrepreneurs, entertainers and countless other dedicated professionals — the delicate balance of personal and work life is even more precarious.

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