Some of my friends working in MNCs are the busiest people I know. They practically work round the clock. They can't even stay out late anymore. Like Cinderella, they have to rush home before midnight to attend the daily conference calls with their American and European colleagues. Yet they are up early in the morning for another round of long distance calls before rushing to work at the office.
They don’t get to sleep in on Saturday mornings either for it is still Friday in USA. As if that’s not bad enough, they’re so used to receiving phone calls when they're sound asleep or while they are having dinner, working out in the gym or shopping for groceries after work.
When their phones ring at home, they have to keep the kids quiet or shush the dog up before picking up that call. If they're not fast enough, they get reprimanded by their boss or hear snide comments from the other side. It’s almost criminal. But hey, it's after office hours! Why do they feel bad if they’ve missed a call while taking a bath?
My friends say they are not complaining for they have to make a living. Life is not a fairy tale...
What can I say… thanks to globalization and IT, working 9-5 is a thing of the past. You've got to be available 24/7!
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Yeah reality bites... very sad right? Sigh...
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