This seems to be a question I always ask myself. After five years of cross-dimensional(now, what is that??) work I believe I can call myself a software professional. Always caught up in endless amount of work, things seem odd when I find time for hobby or can get out of work before dark.
Currently I am enjoying the pleasure of not having to put in any extra effort outside of my normal work hours. I find time for an hour of “Seinfield” after work, and a further hour of lawn tennis before I can catch up with “Friends” and cook my dinner. Wow, that's awesome, isn't it?
But things seem odd. I almost find no company to partner my tennis recreation. All my buddies are working hard at fixing another bug and making money for my organization. Wait. Now, that makes me feel guilty. Am I working enough? Is eight hours a day not enough? Everything seems out of place. I, seem out of place. All this lead me to write this piece. I just got curious about what you guys think on this.
Should our work get so important that it occupies everything in our lives? Maybe it shouldn't. But, how about a counter point. We spend almost a third of our day at work and another third sleeping. Then shouldn't work be damn important?. Because it earns you your livelihood should we be always(albeit grudgingly) thinking about it?
I believe it all depends on where you draw a line. If we can strike a good balance with our other activities and not overwork I think we would do just fine. But knowing when to and how to is probably tougher than the number of software enhancements I have to work on. Maybe I can never figure that out. But before I get busy again I will surely enjoy all my evening sojourns, my tennis practice, all the ogling at girls in my apartment complex, Seinfield, Friends and a lot lot more!!.
8 comments:
I always believe in 8 hours of work at office..
I strongly believe that people who work late in the evenings just because they have nothing else to do at home are spoiling the work culture.
So there is no need for you to worry ..
You are doing the right thing and keep going..
you write good. should have more people come to ur site, why cant u post ur articles in sulekha, u will have some good comments.
work gets most priority , but work should not be extended , if possible, into the daily life. its hard not to think about it outside it. after working for n number of years , then what, so people should spend when they can their energies, in doing something which is more gratifying and which could emblemize them.
Hi Hemanth, Kranthi Here.
I'm impressed the way you turn ur pen to jot down these minuscle documents.
Well now coming to my opinion on ur article..I believe Life should a mix of everything...work,responsibilities,fun and family..Keeping in mind the determination to stand unwithered and tall between everyone..So sometimes this caters for extra amount of work n sometimes not!! So, Extra work is to be done when needed without expressing the frustration of pressure to the environment.
So, Work apt n the amount needed to satisfy your mind and heart!
as to me ,work is imp to everyone,its not the duration u work but it s the amount u have done,depending upon the type or job we are.work should not dominate your personal things that are necessary to attend and work till ur style doesn't change because of your work.
we need to work at office to earn a living but there are a lot more we can do and at the end of the day we should be happy for what we have done.we should understand that our personal life is more important and we are working to support this.Only doing a supporting function you as an organization won't grow.
You write really good ! yup you need to "work more..." ya write more ..:)
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