• DoYouNot@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    How is work-life balance measured? Is this self-reported data? What does the percentage mean?

    From their website:

    “”" Life-work balance is an evolving definition, describing how we juggle our personal lives alongside the demands of our careers. Remote has coined the term to describe the increasing trend of people putting life first and work second.

    Strong life-work balance extends beyond the ability to work from home. Measuring life-work balance with accuracy considers a number of the most important impacting factors ranging from payment rate to inclusivity. Putting Europe to the test, we conducted an index data analysis to reveal the top countries to live and work across the old continent. Would you consider a move abroad in search of a greater balance between your personal life and career?

    The European Life-Work Balance Index assesses focuses on the countries situated in Europe, ranking the quality of life-work balance across each nation. The index considers a variety of vital factors including:

    Healthcare
    Minimum wage
    Maternity leave
    Statutory annual leave
    Sick pay
    Overall happiness levels 
    Average working hours
    LGBTQ+ inclusivity
    

    “”"

    Kind of arbitrary set of data to be calling a work life balance index, but what do I know…

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      1 year ago

      My German roomie would get a kick out of Sweden and Germany being side by side. Anecdotal of course but I don’t think he’d agree.

      For starters, he hasn’t been almost killed at his job here in Sweden, even though truck driver is probably a more dangerous job than his old office job. No flying saw blades here.

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        1 year ago

        Germans are notoriously grumpy so we’ll always be at the bottom at anything that tries to measure happiness.

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          1 year ago

          To be fair though, Germany seems like a miserable place to work. Outdated tech, weird social hierarchies, expected overtime, free labour by exploiting students.

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            1 year ago

            Your experience in Germany doesn’t really seem typical. And social hierarchies will appear weird in any foreign country.