Thoughts on Work/Life Balance Revealed in New Poll

How much work/life balance do you have?

Recently, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said she works 9 to 5 hours and gives the rest of her time to her family.  But what about the rest of us? SodaHead.com, an opinion-based community, asked its users about their thoughts on work/life balance.

Of the over 1000 people polled, just over 36 percent said they do not feel they have a proper work/life balance and that they spend more time working. When the results are analyzed by gender, 39 percent of men feel they spend more time working than with family, while just over 30 percent of women feel they don’t have the right work/life balance.

41 percent of respondents said that they think they may be passed over for a promotion if they leave work early.  In addition, 26 percent of respondents said that they stay at work later than they would like due to peer pressure.

When it comes to when people are leaving the office, 21 percent leave after 6PM, 18 percent leave between 5PM and 6PM and just under 19 percent leave before 5PM.  For just over 26 percent, the time they leave depends on the day.

To see full poll results, with demographics, go to: http://www.sodahead.com/survey/featured/work-survey/?results=1