• Question: do you spend much time with family or are you always working

    Asked by okra532gran65 on 21 Jan 2026.
    • Photo: Lorelei Robertson

      Lorelei Robertson answered on 21 Jan 2026:

      My Family (Parents and Brother) Live a few hours away from me so I don’t see them regularly, but I see my partner that I live with everyday and I see my friends (who I also consider my family!) multiple times a week.
      I’m lucky in that I was taught and given permission very early on in my career to have a healthy work life balance, I work the hours I’m scheduled for ( and I work very hard during those hours) but once 5 o’clock comes around I’m out of the building and forget about work.
      I do occasionally work more than I need to, but that’s more because I’ve decided I want to work more because I’m excited about the work I’m doing, rather than because I have to to be able to get all my work done

    • Photo: Eliza Karlowska

      Eliza Karlowska answered on 21 Jan 2026:

      My family lives in a different country so I don’t get to see them as much but I have a healthy work-life balance. I do a lot of sports in the evenings and hang out with my friends over the weekend. I am really fortunate that my job is very understanding and flexible. Some days I work more, some days less.

    • Photo: Christina Higgins

      Christina Higgins answered on 21 Jan 2026:

      I spend a lot of time with my family. Luckily I work from home quite a lot and I can see them during the day. I am also quite strict about my boundaries with work – sometimes I might work overtime if I have an important deadline, but mostly I work normal hours and keep my weekends free. Bosses can sometimes try to push you to work longer hours, but remember you can always push back.

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