Work & Life

Quote from a local newspaper:

[However, other human resource practitioners Today spoke to said it is still tough to get people to embrace work-life harmony — and the problem does not always lie with the employers.]

[“They are afraid that by working flexi-hours or working from home, such arrangements will affect their career development and their bonuses. People don’t buy your work-life programme just because you have it,” he said, adding that communication is key to overcoming these reservations.]

While the problem now "may not always lie with the employers", I'm sure that they are the root of these problems. What is the initial cause of this "fear" and "insecurity" anyway? Wasn't it the policies/tendencies/mindsets of the employers in the first place?

The employers might now have said, "We have changed! This and that is now ok.".
However, there is no guarantee whether:
-They have really changed
-The changes at corporate level is carried out properly down the line
-The changes will not be reverted
-People will not exploit loopholes (such as categorizing staff as vendors)

After all, employers are the one who control the money and, in Singapore at least, has the deck stacked highly in their favor. (There's not much labor protection law here)

[As for measuring performance, Mr Devilly said it should be based on quality, and not quantity: “We need to get away from the mindset of judging performance based on time spent at a desk.”]

Then why is it, for example, CEO's of companies that went bust still get million dollars golden parachutes hmm? I see neither quality nor quantity here. Or that a "Velvet of Shine +5 (Super Effective on Apples)" is a must have item to defeat the mega-boss called "The Corporate Ladder" if you don't plan on speding years to grind the "performance levels".

Work Life Balance?
Sure.

You (employees) work.
We (employers) have a life.
That's balance.