{"id":5770,"date":"2018-11-12T21:04:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T21:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/?p=5770"},"modified":"2019-01-16T23:53:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T23:53:41","slug":"people-in-legal-communications-struggle-most-with-work-life-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/people-in-legal-communications-struggle-most-with-work-life-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"People in Legal, Communications Struggle Most With Work-Life Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finding a healthy work-life balance isn&#8217;t easy for most of us, but some workers appear to struggle with it more than others.<\/p>\n<p>Just 56%\u00a0percent of people in legal and 57% of people in communications said they are happy with their work-life balance, according to the latest reading of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/culture\/tech\/all-department\/54-are-you-satisfied-with-your-worklife-balance\" target=\"_blank\">ongoing query<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Comparably<\/a> of more than 10,000 people in tech. Those were the lowest percentages of any other department surveyed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5773 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/11\/WLBAL3.png\" alt=\"WLBAL3\" width=\"717\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/11\/WLBAL3-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/11\/WLBAL3.png 717w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the other end of the spectrum were people in HR, 73% of whom said they are happy with their work-life balance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>One\u00a0for the ages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Satisfaction with work-life balance seemed to be at its lowest among people 18 to 25 and people 51 to 55; however, the range wasn&#8217;t very large (64% to 68%), meaning work-life balance is actually a struggle at any age.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5772 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/11\/WLBAL4.png\" alt=\"WLBAL4\" width=\"520\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/11\/WLBAL4-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/11\/WLBAL4.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 85vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Women slightly less satisfied<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sixty-three percent of women say they are happy with their work-life balance, slightly less than the 68% of men who say the same.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5775 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/11\/WLBAL.png\" alt=\"WLBAL\" width=\"680\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/11\/WLBAL-300x31.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/11\/WLBAL.png 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The latest survey reading is as of Nov. 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding a healthy work-life balance isn&#8217;t easy for most of us, but some workers appear to struggle with it more than others. 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