Listening: Work–life balance

a successful book

giving the right amount of time to work and to the rest of your life

an idea

working more than your normal work hours

the ability to work from different places

a positive thing about something

working more than your normal work hours

the ability to work from different places

positive thing about something

a positive thing about something

to become less clear or visible

being free to do what you want

the ability to work from different places

a positive thing about something

to become less clear or visible

a successful book

giving the right amount of time to work and to the rest of your life

an idea

Not very popular

Very popular

It’s new. People don’t know it yet.

Work lives and private lives are clearly divided.

People work too much overtime and so they have 

People are free to manage the balance themselves

Often

Sometimes

They don't

Yes, it’s normal.

No, never.

Usually, they don’t.

They can send and receive emails from their phones from home

Their working hours can be easily tracked

Robots can do their work for them. 

Everyone has to do overtime, all the time.

People have to work while they’re on holiday

They can be flexible to work when and where it suits them.