We spend a lot of time at work.
If we added up all the hours spent at work, the average person will spend over 13 years working (with an additional 2 years for those “overtimers”). And with most people switching jobs every 5 years, that can add up to 12 job changes in a lifetime.
We put a lot of time and effort into work, but our relationship with it is out of whack. We live by the 9-5, Monday-Friday routine. Glamorizing late nights and never disconnecting. We make our lives fit around work because we don’t make the rules at work. And when companies undervalue our time, we switch jobs in hopes somewhere else will value us more.
That’s why we want to give work a more sustainable place in our lives.
So that our daily lives don’t become consumed with emails, Zoom calls, and presentations, and so that we can have more time to do whatever we want, or not do anything at all.
So that we find a way to work that aligns with who we are, how we live, and how we like to do things. Because we are more productive and happier when we’re able to have more control over our own routines.
And so that companies invest in our development and growth for the long-term, helping to create happier citizens and a healthier planet. So that work becomes our reward, not punishment.