Take a Break

Chris Bailey at The Academy of Soulful Work has a post called “Take A Break Or Break Down” that is well worth reading. Chris says:

At issue is the fact that most American corporations, consulting and law firms, and even non-profit organizations practice a modern type of indentured servitude. And most of us American employees just settle for it thinking this is the only way to make a better living.

Trading time off (and sometimes sanity too) for wealth is something many people do without thinking about the choice they just made. Of course organizations will lap this up. Can you blame them? Instead of wasting time and energy blaming employers for accepting free gifts of labor, why not sit down and ask yourself why the **** you’re handing them out, and whether it’s worth it?

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