The merging of the working and living experience goes well beyond our WorkLife Nation. A quick review of the global economy reveals that the quest for work life balance is a slamming debate no matter the continent. many fear burnout is on the horizon.
CBS’s Sunday Morning program offered a lesson from an elephant and a dog that us humans can learn a lot from at the work life merge. The immense differences between a giant pachyderm and doggy weren’t enough to keep them from their daily duty of peacefully hanging out on a sanctuary in Tennessee.
The financial district and Washington are in upheaval not to mention our country’s economic whirlwind which was amplified today by the collapse of the 700 billion dollar bailout package.
Reaction to the global economic woes of our time apparently has no boundaries. We are all feeling a tension which only intensifies when thrust into difficult workplace situations. But it’s rare that it would lead to murder. It may have been the case in India yesterday when a mob of angry workers at an Italy-based company allegedly attacked and killed the company CEO. Talks between management and workers had soured.
Honey bees are leaving the planet because their immune systems are suffering due to stressful working and commuting conditions. Sounds familiar? Take a look in the mirror. Just like those honey bees, the stress of commuting is now compounded by financial stress for us humans.
Bear Sterns gets bailed out by JP Morgan Chase. The dollar hits a new record low against the euro. Consumer Confidence take a dive. The nation has lost more than Eighty thousand jobs in the last two months. A fragile day for President Bush to address the Economic Club of New York. Talking about being in the fire and temptation.
“It’s clear our economy has slowed,” said President Bush in a press briefing Friday afternoon following tsunami-like news that hit the shores of the job market. Shortly after his remarks, his economic advisor lowered the outlook for this quarter. Moments later the DOW Jones Industrials began to tank further into triple-digit territory.
Investors couldn’t run from the bulls fast enough today on Wall Street. In a quick departure on poor housing numbers and increasing credit woes, the Dow closed down more than 300 points or about 2.2 percent. The question is – will the housing concerns spread to the broader economy? The Fed’s Beige Book this week [...]
