Callum Borchers
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1,301 appearances
20 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2022
last heard Jan 2025
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They might do something a little bit more me time, not work time, but they try to keep to the same bedtime and wake up time.
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It certainly can if you're just tacking four extra hours onto the eight you were planning to put in during standard business hours, but...
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A lot of the folks I talk to are working parents, and they say, on the contrary, this is actually the key to maintaining a semblance of work-life balance, because putting in that time before 9 a.m.
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is what lets them take off at 2.30, 3 o'clock, pick up their kids from school, be present for the afternoon soccer practices, be ready for mealtime after the fact as well.
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So if you're doing it right, this can actually be the way to not let work take over all of your hours.
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But there's no doubt that you do run the risk of simply becoming a workaholic.
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It has a lot to do with the return to office because one of the freedoms that many of us really enjoyed during the pandemic was that ability to flex your hours.
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And a lot of people got in that habit of stopping their workday a little bit early, maybe in the afternoon, or maybe they were just sprinkling in some personal tasks.
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They were running an errand, they were doing the laundry.
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And they said, yeah, I'll make it up later.
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It's not like I'm slacking off.
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I'm going to get back on my laptop at 8, 9, 10 p.m.
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In fact, Microsoft has documented in its software usage that there's a third spike late at night in terms of workers logging on and getting things done.
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But managers aren't crazy about that, JR.
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Because they're saying, look, better late than never, but I want the work done sooner.
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And that's what's going to let me keep the freedom to flex my hours in the afternoon and evening.
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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Why Some People Still Can't Find Work in a Strong Job Market · 8 May 2024
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They tell me they're getting ghosted by hiring managers who suddenly feel like they have the pick of the litter.
Some also gripe about seeing the same job listings reappear over and over on a company's job board.
And they wonder, are you actually filling this position or are you just sort of putting it out there and fishing for candidates or stockpiling resumes for later?
Where does that balance sit now?
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