Comments on: Underneath Work-Life Balance http://blog-aauw.org/2010/02/23/underneath-work-life-balance/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:00:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Yadgyu http://blog-aauw.org/2010/02/23/underneath-work-life-balance/#comment-10448 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:52:21 +0000 http://blog-aauw.org/?p=4429#comment-10448 Being successful is more important than being a good parent or spouse.

Things cost money. Staying at home doesn’t buy things. Going out there and making as much money as possible is the best thing to do. Everyone wants to live the good life. But the good life costs. So what if you can’t make it to the softball game or the ballet recital! If you are bringing home big bucks, you are doing more for your family than any amount of time will.

How can a kid be cool if mom or dad only works 40 hours a week but brings home diddley squat? I would rather work a ton of hours and make a ton of money than come home at the same time and sit in the house with a nagging wife and bratty children. A family has to understand that having things is more important than being together. Working less is not an option!

]]> By: Maguire http://blog-aauw.org/2010/02/23/underneath-work-life-balance/#comment-5443 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:18:27 +0000 http://blog-aauw.org/?p=4429#comment-5443 Thank you for this article. It is very thought provoking as to my own personal relationship with work and life. Balancing work, which tends to be an activity that detracts from socializing and life, with daily life and creativity is a struggle. However, finding a place where the two can coexist is a very pleasant idea.

There is an interview series that I believe you might enjoy, of professional women in online journalism. Many of the interviews offer some answers that coincide nicely with this article, in which the women discuss how they have found balance between their personal lives and the 24/7 world of journalism.
http://www.ourblook.com/Table/Gender-and-Mass-Media/

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