Very often, success stories forget to mention one very important point. Namely, what price a person pays for his success. The IT field has an increased interest in this topic. Since, even being at home, a person works on a computer deleted. You can spend all your time on work, on promoting your brand, service, but your family thinks about it differently.
The scheme of work of an ordinary person looks like this: Work-Home-Weekend-Vacation-Work. Thus, a person divides his activities and spends a lot of time with his family. He can always count on weekends and holidays, when all his time will belong only to him.
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Scheme of work of a manager / entrepreneur looks like: Work-House (preparation and collection of information) - Weekends (holding meetings) - Vacation (problem of delegation of authority) - Work. As you can see, a person has less free time, as he needs to prepare all the information and make operational changes to his work.
As for a specialist in the field of IT, very often he needs to be online almost 24/7. Wherever he is, he always has access to work information. Of course, it is not always possible to work as productively as in the office, but it is possible.
As a result, many specialists in the field of IT, there comes a time when he can not do nothing. Even when he is resting, he thinks about something useful.
When I came to an interview at a local ISP company, I ran into two very strange people, then they seemed strange to me. Now I understand that many behave about as well.
Telecommunications Specialist. A very funny man, who besides being able to find a common language with any client, also plays great in World of Warcraft. It is a pity that his wife left him and took the children. According to him, his wife was annoyed that she could talk to him only by calling the help desk.
Well, and then I was struck by the phrase: "Yesterday, during sex, with my girlfriend, I thought that we need to pave new ways." This not normal. Well, when a person takes a shower and thinks about the meaning of life, but not so much.
High dedication, ability to work remotely turn IT specialists into people who no longer care about anything other than numbers. And this trend is really scary.
Most companies have a cafe, fitness rooms and other items in their offices. But they do this so that the person will be longer at work and think about work all the time.
I would like to know how you can find a balance between work and home. And what does your girlfriend / wife think about your job?