Work-Life Balance is a Bold-Faced Lie!

For the average working-class American, there is no such thing as work-life balance. Not while there’s product to be moved, quotas to be met, customers to be satisfied, and pockets to be filled. If we’ve learned one thing from major businesses turning record profits during the height of a global pandemic, we should know that when it comes to work, the sky is the limit honey.

Work encroaches steadily on daily life. So much so that the boundary separating the workplace from the private family home is beginning to seem like a mere suggestion. Here are several reasons why I think the vast majority of us may never truly experience work-life balance.