Food for thought...
Submitted by Helene on Fri, 07/02/2010 - 10:59
In the summer especially, sometimes I wonder if we live to work, instead of work to live...
Earlier this week we interviewed a woman in Australia who will be featured on our site in the future. She told us that her company gives employees the option to buy extra leave in addition to the four weeks per year they already have off. Every year she buys an extra two weeks and spends the time with her three children while they are on holiday from school--the extra time she takes off is deducted from her salary over the course of the year, rather than all at once.
Seems like an interesting option to have...
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re: live to work vs. work to live
This is a very interesting idea... I remember when I was in high school and studying French that we learned that it is still pretty common in France to have a required 2 week vacation from work in August where businesses close for 2 weeks. Well I am not quite in the working world, I do think that while it is wonderful to be so passionate about work, everyone needs time off because everyone needs balance.