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Discussion on: Finding your own work/life balance and why I choose to pay someone to clean my house

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Josh Ransley

It's all about find your own balance, as you say. What works for one person wouldn't necessarily work for another.

For example, I wouldn't pay someone to clean my house for me – while I don't enjoy cleaning per se, I appreciate the time to zone out.

It can be a bold move, but one thing I did do was during my interview for my current job I made it clear I don't stay late in the office regularly. I said I'll be on task during office hours and for the odd situation outside of that, but otherwise I leave when I'm meant to.

I don't get work email on my phone and I asked early on for my mobile number to be taken off my email footer, which had been added by default.

On the reverse of that, a colleague contacted me on a day off recently and I had no issues with logging in and sorting something out quickly. It's a balance.

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teachingtechleads

You've got it right, Josh. It is a balance. And it's a personal balance, what works for me isn't going to work for everyone.

That's a great step that you took to openly define your work boundaries. Being upfront about it makes the decision all the easier for you later.

It's your evenings, you should get to decide if you're willing to work through it.