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Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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CNBC has gotten nauseatingly terrible

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[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is a mental illness.

[–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 2 points 2 weeks ago

Don’t compare mentally ill people to Executives.

Mentally ill people deserve better.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

"If I am working this hard, everyone should too."

I think this is the mindset of bosses as to why they power trip. Not all but this is far too common.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

CNBC has gotten nauseatingly terrible

It’s Comcastic!

[–] LostWanderer@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks, I hate it...Doing anything they can to normalize aberrant behavior like a lack of boundaries between employees and the corporation is pretty disgusting. Like ma'am you make loads of money, the average worker will never see that type of money in their lifetime. Work-life balance is crucial to being able to maintain energy to perform well at work, so many studies show that. She can't be bothered to admit she's a workaholic with no boundaries and is trying to conflate violating employee/corp boundaries as being flexible with one's time. This is a cursed article in my opinion. Useful for getting insight into those strange exec thoughts, though...

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

"I've never believed in ~~the term~~ work-life balance."

What it really means

[–] _lilith@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

nice m dash CMBC. fuckin rage bait AI slop

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

This work style suits me as well. I have always preferred jobs that reward outcomes and offer true flexibility. Sometimes I work a lot. Sometimes I log off at 2pm and nap. But it isn't right for everyone.

[+] shalafi@lemmy.world -13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Her take is perfectly reasonable:

“I call it work-life integration. There are times that your life requires a lot more, and there are times that your work requires a lot more. … I don’t think that’s a bad thing.”

Sometimes I pour more into work, sometimes life needs my attention. Sometimes I'm eager to finish working on a work problem, sometimes work can fuck off for a bit. At my last job I'd sleep in in the mornings and work past "close" when fewer people were bugging me.

I find it more stressful to be strict about keeping work and life seperate. Maybe I want to login at night and test some ideas that I wouldn't risk during the day. Many times I've been on a hot streak and don't want to stop at exactly 5PM. Maybe I'm not getting a lick of work done, know I'm being useless and pop out to hike before I run out of sun. If I'm bored shitless, I may run through my email and clear out the crap so there's less staring at me Monday morning.

Did no one read the article? Or have none of you had a professional job with responsibilities? FFS, she's merely saying do what works for you. Point to a single unreasonable thing she's saying here.

tl;dr: I was already working exactly as she talks about and that left me with the least stress, most satisfaction.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

The unreasonable part is where it's intended to be useful information for anyone outside of her specific sphere. If I do anything you and her describe, I'd be fired the next day. That's even considering that my current job is the most lenient and acomodating place I've ever worked.

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

Her style works for you, good for you. I admit I’m sometimes also guilty of checking work stuff when I shouldn’t be. The problem is that it does not work for everyone and some people want clear boundaries and separation, and her saying this is in a way telling her people what they should be doing:

That’s why it’s up to leaders to set the tone for boundaries in the office and what good work-life integration may look like

Just because you don’t have a problem with it, doesn’t mean everyone else doesn’t either. If she was an ordinary cog in the wheel like you and me, people might not give a shit if that’s how she prefers to work. But she dictates policy with her position and influence.

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