CEO of Me: Creating a Life that Works in the Flexible Job Age

Chapter One. Are You the CEO of Your Working Life?

	Life is a constant balancing act. There is always something that happens for which one cannot plan. It helps to have some flexibility, but my new supervisor is not very supportive of personal issues so we are trying to work things out. I’m not a compartmentalized person where I can just shut off one thing. My family and work go where I do so it is a package deal. It’s hard to put one over the other. You need a good support system and a good manager.
	--Dylan, Account Manager, Datel, a major computer services firm

Do You Want to Change How You Are Balancing Work and Personal Life?

I remember feeling like I had only one thing in my life—work. I remember feeling a little sad all the time, like something ...