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Eight hours of work and eight hours of sleep. This is the balance that every employee is advised to maintain. Unfortunately, overtime and weekend work are common today, and not only the employee’s home and family suffer, but also their productivity.
Eight hours of work and eight hours of sleep. This is the balance that every employee is advised to maintain. Unfortunately, overtime and weekend work are common today, and not only the employee’s home and family suffer, but also productivity. True, according to psychologists, parents with children tend to spend more time at work, because they are much more pressured than single parents by the responsibility of earning more and supporting their family.
According to research, today every fifth (21%) Lithuanian resident is dissatisfied with the balance between work and home. Work takes up an increasing part of their lives, and there is less and less time left for quality rest, family and home. According to psychologist Marius Daugelavicius, there may be various reasons why working hours are getting longer.
“Some people are perfectionists, they try to do their work flawlessly and are often prone to workaholism, which is a serious signal that such a person will overexert themselves sooner or later. Others, on the contrary, simply do not learn to plan their time, get lost in processes, and therefore take longer at work than their colleagues,” says the psychologist.
Don’t want to be alone at work?
It is true that there are some employees who are not in a hurry to go home. Most often, these are people who have not started families, single people for whom work becomes a refuge from loneliness. However, these are only exceptions, because, according to the psychologist, single people are not inclined to stay at work.
“Naturally, people without families have more free time that they could devote to their careers, but they spend less time at work than employees with families. The latter feel motivated to work more because they are responsible not only for themselves, but also for their household. In any case, both employees who have not created a family and those who have one must understand that time for home, rest and sleep is necessary,” says M. Daugelavicius.
The psychologist advises parents with children to stick to a regimen and to be sure to separate time spent on work and time spent on family. According to him, if a person starts to combine two things – work and home – into one place, it will not be good.
Tired employees are not needed
Martynas Žibūda, Development Director of real estate development company Eika, is convinced that finding a balance between work and home is a challenge for the modern employee. For this reason, the company is organizing a “Home Day” on November 19 for the second year, the main goal of which is to encourage people to pay more attention to one of the most important places in life – home.
“Quality time spent at home is vitally important. At home, we not only rest, relax and forget about everyday worries, but also recharge with energy, which is needed to start a new working day. After all, there is no company that needs an employee who works until late at night, who is constantly overworked, grumbling and demotivating others,” says M. Žibūda.
According to him, a person who works overtime, on weekends and even during holidays will sooner or later break down, and his productivity will fall. A company that employs such an employee will risk losses, and the probability of errors will increase. Therefore, time for home, for oneself and for rest is vital for every employee, because only after rest can one achieve high results and move forward.
How to balance work and home?
M. Daugelavicius agrees that in order to achieve high results at work, it is necessary to find time for leisure and home. According to him, if a person spends a lot of time at work and then performs duties at home, he will not be able to do so for long.
“People who work overtime or take unfinished work home do so at the expense of their own rest. After all, there are always extraneous matters at home that distract attention, so you can’t work. In addition, family and children also require attention,” says M. Daugelavicius.
He advises against taking unfinished work home. Such work is unlikely to be completed, because when a person returns home, they usually no longer have the energy to work, so they take the work back in the morning.
About the Eika group of companies
Founded in 1992, the company “EIKA” is one of the largest real estate development and construction groups in Lithuania, successfully developing residential, commercial, public and other purpose building projects, creating a new quality of life and work. The company has already built more than 3,000 apartments and 270 thousand square meters of buildings. “Eika” has been awarded many times as the best real estate developer in Lithuania, and the company’s projects “Santariškių namai” and “EIKOs namai Pilaitė” have also become the best in Lithuania.
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