{"id":3374,"date":"2015-12-19T11:09:54","date_gmt":"2015-12-19T03:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/?p=3374"},"modified":"2015-12-19T11:09:54","modified_gmt":"2015-12-19T03:09:54","slug":"work-life-blend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=3374","title":{"rendered":"Work-life Blend"},"content":{"rendered":"

I read an article recently which said that these days it’s not so much about work-life balance as it is about work-life blend. To this end, I finally caved in three weeks ago and had my work email synced to my personal smartphone after 10 months on the job.<\/p>\n

I did it because I was working on more projects with people in different timezones. And if I don’t reply to something urgent from someone located in the UK or US during my after-work hours, it would mean them not being able to give me the stuff I need to work on the next day. Such is life.<\/p>\n

Thank goodness I have an unlimited data plan, cos the company sure isn’t going to pay my phone bill. <\/p>\n

I guess this is what’s called work-life blend; that constant umbilical attachment to work. The trick, I suppose, is learning how to manage this blend so that it still leaves your mind and person time to switch off every now and then. And as I type this sentence on my smartphone on a Saturday morning on my way to a hike, an envelope icon indicating work email has just appeared on the top left corner of my phone. Now, do I read that email or not? Hmm…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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