Comments on: A serious relationship and your career – can a young professional have both? http://youngandemployed.com/2009/09/23/a-serious-relationship-and-your-career-%e2%80%93-can-a-young-professional-have-both/ Perspectives on business from young marketing and public relations professionals Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:46:15 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: lexi http://youngandemployed.com/2009/09/23/a-serious-relationship-and-your-career-%e2%80%93-can-a-young-professional-have-both/comment-page-1/#comment-192 lexi Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:50:46 +0000 http://youngandemployed.com/?p=226#comment-192 Relationships and careers can work if your partner fully understands the importance and restraints of the career from the start. Relationships and careers can work if your partner fully understands the importance and restraints of the career from the start.

]]> By: Jose http://youngandemployed.com/2009/09/23/a-serious-relationship-and-your-career-%e2%80%93-can-a-young-professional-have-both/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Jose Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:43:48 +0000 http://youngandemployed.com/?p=226#comment-191 I think married employees are very advantageous. Especially if they are full of responsibilities. Nothing better than a hefty mortgage, a spouse nagging about when the next promotion will be, and a handful of kids requiring food, medical care and educational savings. It makes people work harder, for they are afraid of being fired. They also want more salary to meet their obligations. Besides, there is that old adage: <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/if-you-want-something-done-ask-a-busy-person" rel="nofollow"><i>If you want something done, ask a busy person.</i></a> I firmly believe on it. Young, unattached people are good for companies as well. They bring energy and new ideas. In other words, from the employer perspective you need both. And you can't generalize about which ones are willing or capable of staying late or traveling. As for work life balance, I subscribe to Jack Welch's perspective: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB124726415198325373-lMyQjAxMDI5NDE3NDIxNjQ0Wj.html" rel="nofollow"><i>There's no such thing as work-life balance, There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences.</i></a> I think married employees are very advantageous. Especially if they are full of responsibilities. Nothing better than a hefty mortgage, a spouse nagging about when the next promotion will be, and a handful of kids requiring food, medical care and educational savings. It makes people work harder, for they are afraid of being fired. They also want more salary to meet their obligations. Besides, there is that old adage: If you want something done, ask a busy person. I firmly believe on it.

Young, unattached people are good for companies as well. They bring energy and new ideas. In other words, from the employer perspective you need both. And you can’t generalize about which ones are willing or capable of staying late or traveling.

As for work life balance, I subscribe to Jack Welch’s perspective: There’s no such thing as work-life balance, There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences.

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