Work-life balance is a pretty hot topic in today’s day and age. Living through mobile devices makes it much easier to blur home and work life together. This lack of separation is costing us both personally and professionally.
- 70% of employees are not engaged at work.
- Turnover is higher than ever at 51%. Nearly half your workforce will leave for another job in the first year.
- The total cost of a disengaged employee is 34% of their annual salary.
- Life is so overwhelming and stressful, we’re even walking faster – especially those of us living in big cities.
What’s stressing people out?
High up on the chart of what’s stressing people out so much are:
- Getting enough sleep
- taking time off/relaxing
- spending enough time with family and friends
Mental/Emotional Wellness
- 68% – Managing my stress
- 65% – Taking time off/relaxing
Financial Wellness
- 70% – Living within my means
- 67% – Regularly saving money
- 65% – Paying down credit cards
Physical Wellness
- 70% – Getting enough sleep
- 65% – Eating healthy
- 64% – Following medical advice
Social Wellness
- 70% – Spending enough time with family/friends
- 63% – Balancing personal and work commitments
APA Excellence Work & Wellbeing Survey, 2015
Sounds like a pretty poor case of work-life balance around the world. Not only are we missing life’s most important moments, we’re making a lot more mistakes – 91% of all workplace accidents occur due to human error. The pace of life is even changing our brains because we only have time for bite-sized learning rather than delving deep. Everything must fit in 140 characters or less.
Not only are we missing life’s most important moments, we’re making a lot more mistakes - 91% of all workplace accidents occur due to human error.
Because of these stressors, more people are turning towards mindfulness training to help with the demands of modern day life. Sure, you may not be able to entirely stop checking work emails on your time off. But learning to take mini breaks during a hectic work day can do wonders for your employee’s brains and their performance. This applies for stressful personal situations as well.
Learn more in our podcast episode Prioritizing Parental Self-Care and Work/Life Balance.
