Work-life balance is an attribute many people seek in their career. Oftentimes, companies that cultivate a favorable work-life balance yield the highest employee satisfaction rates and are subsequently the most sought after companies for applicants. The importance of the work-life balance is certainly agreed upon, but a layer to this balance is the necessity to distinguish ones professional and personal life. Can one really have a work-life balance if their professional and personal life are one in the same, or at the very least, intermingled? For example, when ones professional and personal lacks distinction, their personal life will more greatly suffer if something unfortunate happens in one’s professional life, and vice versa. Through the
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Tony shares that he heard from the previous group of employees who had to meet with their boss that they met over drinks, and that Carter “respects people who can hold their drink, who can mix business with pleasure ‘cos as he sees it that’s where the real work is done”(19). Tony tells Thomas this, knowing that Thomas does not drink, showing that he is trying to make Thomas nervous for their upcoming meeting, when in reality Tony may be lying. Tony is successful in making Thomas nervous because when Tony suggests that Carter may not mind if he does not drink, Thomas states “Of course he’ll mind” and shares that he would be willing to drink if it means keeping his job (20). The fact that Thomas is willing to compromise his personal choice of not drinking to save his job suggests that his decision to not to drink effects both his personal and professional life. Additionally, since details of Thomas’s personal life are not private, Tony uses the fact that Thomas does not drink against him to negatively impact his meeting with their boss and his professional …show more content…
Thomas’s professional reputation is impacted by his personal choices such as his decision to not drink, and his outward appearance. Thomas’s negative relationships with his colleagues corrupts his boss’s impression on his professional ability. As a result, Isobel and Tony destroy his professional life by sharing their personal biases with Thomas. Despite Thomas’s attempts to keep his personal life private, his professional life suffers from his coworkers’ prying, and his professional failure will inevitably make his personal life suffer as
Tony shares that he heard from the previous group of employees who had to meet with their boss that they met over drinks, and that Carter “respects people who can hold their drink, who can mix business with pleasure ‘cos as he sees it that’s where the real work is done”(19). Tony tells Thomas this, knowing that Thomas does not drink, showing that he is trying to make Thomas nervous for their upcoming meeting, when in reality Tony may be lying. Tony is successful in making Thomas nervous because when Tony suggests that Carter may not mind if he does not drink, Thomas states “Of course he’ll mind” and shares that he would be willing to drink if it means keeping his job (20). The fact that Thomas is willing to compromise his personal choice of not drinking to save his job suggests that his decision to not to drink effects both his personal and professional life. Additionally, since details of Thomas’s personal life are not private, Tony uses the fact that Thomas does not drink against him to negatively impact his meeting with their boss and his professional …show more content…
Thomas’s professional reputation is impacted by his personal choices such as his decision to not drink, and his outward appearance. Thomas’s negative relationships with his colleagues corrupts his boss’s impression on his professional ability. As a result, Isobel and Tony destroy his professional life by sharing their personal biases with Thomas. Despite Thomas’s attempts to keep his personal life private, his professional life suffers from his coworkers’ prying, and his professional failure will inevitably make his personal life suffer as