The unplanned sabbatical

Often sitting in our cubicles, office cabins or flexible workspaces whatever we call it, in the most jingling times of our working hours.... we find ourselves STUCK, BOUNDED and MESSED UP with a torn picture of work life balance, and it seems as if burnout is a small word to describe the hammering sound on the top of our mind....only taking a long leave seems like a rescue.

Simply one would say aloud, just to make themselves hear,

"What l want is just peace, some personal space what else?" At this point were lifestyle and luxuries take a corner place in the room.

"I just need a long leave, to rescue myself from my own life"...but alas! Can one afford to do so ...no no.... a big no.....how come that's impossible. Lifestyles needs, family, EMI's.....actually not the priviledged one. 😟

Dreams & aspirations, finally become go-went-gone.

And then came lockdown

All offices closed, no one on roads, no traffic jams...some still working and some actually not even working.

Wherein the usual days went longing all day to talk to parents, worried all day to know the whereabout of our kids. Then the evening, which eventually becomes night by the time we reach our home, indeed our sweet home.

Is it some dream come true? Is it actually that?

No hurry of waking up or getting ready for office, with one eye constantly on the ticking clock. Running behind time, to make it on time; in buses, metros, locals and jams.

Lazy mornings for some and relax days for the early risers. The liberty of logging in system in 'pyjamas' the real relaxation of work from home.

Kids and family all times with us....no worries, no insecurities....a small break and playing with the kids. Availing the family brunch and lunch time together perks add-on to the CTC.

Probably some of us could take power naps with no cameras on our heads and the precious time stolen from work and home for some indoor hobbies and flipping old diaries and memories.

Actually balancing the ME TIME and the WORK TIME, the perfect work life balance.

Eventually and gradually sipping coffee from my mug and staring, literally staring, at the a royal palm tree from my balcony, Thoughts crossed my mind...... Is it the break I was longing for? Is the sabbatical which have fallen into my basket unplanned.

A turmoil too came, and had to make peace with house hold chores, 24 hours spouse attention, a totally lifetime experience....and off course managing life with kids, their recreations and their classes, with no one to rescue, not even teachers.

But these things feels like are at place as days, weeks and months of lockdown pass.

We are eventually in our sweet homes with our near and dear ones.

Though an outstationed vacation with family and friends still awaited. 🙂🙃🙂🙃

Hopefully pandemic is over soon, with lots of learnings and blessings to introspect lives.

Are these the last two months to which we all can relate. Please share your views on the write up.

Picture credit : 'Tired employee exhausted with work' from Agent Burnout: The Silent Productivity Assassin by Lidia Bertesteanu', Editor

https://nobelbiz.com/employee-burnout/