A 30-year-old factory worker in Thailand died just a day after her manager denied her request for sick leave. This incident has raised concerns about work-life balance in the workplace. The woman, known only as May, worked at an electronics plant in the Samut Prakan province. Medical Condition and Sick Leave Requests According to the … Read more
Timothy Armoo sold his influencer marketing firm Fanbytes in 2022. Tim Armoo. Timothy Armoo became a multi-millionaire after selling his influencer marketing firm for an eight-figure sum when he was 27 years old, but he says that being extraordinary is no easy feat. Armoo, the co-founder and former CEO of Fanbytes, grew up in a … Read more
Companies exploring the option of letting employees work four days a week hope to reduce job burnout and retain talent seeking a better work-life balance, according to the chief executive of an organization that promotes the idea. The trend is gaining traction in Australia and Europe, says Dale Whelehan, CEO of 4 Day Week Global, … Read more
Bernard Meyer lives with his wife and two daughters in Lithuania. Bernard Meyer Bernard Meyer moved to Lithuania from the U.S. just over a decade ago — and says he’s learned one key life lesson living in the country: how to have better work-life balance. Lithuania, located in northeastern Europe, was named the world’s happiest … Read more
Bernard Meyer moved from the U.S. to Lithuania. Bernard Meyer When he was 27 years old, Bernard Meyer moved from the U.S. to Lithuania: the world’s happiest country for young people. After over a decade in the northeastern Europe country, he says earning less money is worth the sacrifice for a much better quality of … Read more
There’s a joke in Norway that people move here for two reasons: a job or love. I’m in the latter group. I met my Norwegian partner in my international Master’s program in Migration and Intercultural Relations. I decided to do my master’s in Europe after a post-college graduation gap year in 2016. Part of the … Read more
Work hours are more flexible Many workplaces are flexible and allow employees to choose a schedule that fits their lifestyle. In Finland, typical office hours go from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. One small culture shock I experienced early on is that when workdays often start so early, some people start going to lunch around 11 … Read more
Long hours, heavy workloads, tight deadlines, job insecurity, a lack of control over your schedule and generally feeling unsupported can leave you feeling unhappy and discontented with your work environment. If gone unchecked for too long, this kind of chronic workplace stress can lead to job burnout. As a Harvard-trained psychologist, one of the best ways … Read more
Krishnendu Chatterjee, Vice President, TeamLease, says that in a lot of manufacturing organisations in smaller towns, cities, etc, environmental consciousness and safety are pretty much becoming part of the DNA. The new-age organisations are anyways adopting it and the traditional ones are on their way to adopting it or have already adopted it. In your … Read more
After the onset of the pandemic, many office workers learned something: Being present in one physical workplace is not essential for every job. Even as offices reopened, countless employees continued to work from home ― or from somewhere else. Not only did this change the way people work, but it also changed the way they … Read more
