Work-life balance Survey

1. Work-life balance and happiness survey

Hi. I'm doing some research for a piece I'm going to write and I've constructed this short questionnaire to help me flesh out my ideas. I really appreciate you taking the time to complete it! I expect that for many of you, it will only take 10 or 15 minutes to complete. Finally, unless you tell me your name at the end, your participation in this survey will be totally anonymous.

1. Are you happy in your job?

Are you happy in your job? Yes

Would you tell me briefly what's great about your job, and what's not?

2. If you're not happy in your job, what's missing? (Multiple answers are ok.)

If you're not happy in your job, what's missing? (Multiple answers are ok.) True feeling of ownership

Control

Time outside and/or physical activity

Not paid enough

Not enough recognition

Real creative satisfaction

Meaning

Contribution to others

Challenge

Balance

Anything else? Or do you want to expand on any of these?

3. If you are happy in your job, do you still complain about not having enough balance; enough time to do other things?

If you are happy in your job, do you still complain about not having enough balance; enough time to do other things? Yes

Sometimes

If yes or sometimes, what do you want to be doing or feeling that you're not?

4. What are the signs of not enough balance? (Multiple answers are ok.)

What are the signs of not enough balance? (Multiple answers are ok.) I feel tired all the time

I feel pressured

I feel locked in

I cry for no reason at all

My relationship/s are suffering

I get angry easily

My health is suffering

My sex life is suffering

Anything else? Or do you want to expand on any of these?

5. If you do complain about lacking balance, do you feel you can change it?

If you do complain about lacking balance, do you feel you can change it? Maybe

Yes

6. If you do feel you can change it, what options have you tried? (Multiple answers are ok.)

If you do feel you can change it, what options have you tried? (Multiple answers are ok.) Changed jobs

Left my job and am taking a break

Left my job and started my own business

Moved to a contract position

Reduced my hours

Started seeing a psychologist/psychiatrist/counsellor

Started yoga and/or meditating

Taken up a hobby or other pursuit

Anything else?

7. Did trying any of those options help?

Did trying any of those options help? A bit

Yes

If yes, how?

8. If you tried those options, and you're still unhappy or dissatisfied either with the job itself or the lack of balance, why do you think that is?

If you tried those options, and you're still unhappy or dissatisfied either with the job itself or the lack of balance, why do you think that is?

9. If your current job is unfulfilling for whatever reason, are you clear what you'd do that would be fulfilling?

If your current job is unfulfilling for whatever reason, are you clear what you'd do that would be fulfilling? No

Yes

If yes, what would you do instead?

10. If you could see there were options, but you haven't tried any AND you're still unhappy or dissatisfied either with the job itself or the lack of balance, why do you think that is?

If you could see there were options, but you haven't tried any AND you're still unhappy or dissatisfied either with the job itself or the lack of balance, why do you think that is?

11. What sort of job do you have?

What sort of job do you have? Creative

Managerial

Other

Professional

Trade

12. How many hours a week would you work on average - in your job itself?

How many hours a week would you work on average - in your job itself? Less than 40

Between 40 and 50

Between 50 and 70

More than 70

What about the time spent on your 'extra-curricular' work? eg boards or committees you might be on, courses or seminars you might teach, things you might write etc. How much extra time weekly would these things take up?

13. Would you tell me two more things about yourself? (Please choose either the male or female column!)

	Male	Female
Between 20 and 30 years old	Would you tell me two more things about yourself? (Please choose either the male or female column!) Between 20 and 30 years old Male	Female
Between 31 and 40 years old	Between 31 and 40 years old Male	Female
Between 41 and 50 years old	Between 41 and 50 years old Male	Female
Between 51 and 60 years old	Between 51 and 60 years old Male	Female
Over 60 years old	Over 60 years old Male	Female

14. Would you describe yourself as any or all of the following? (Multiple answers are ok.)

Would you describe yourself as any or all of the following? (Multiple answers are ok.) Competitive

Driven

Perfective

Restless

Controlling

Obsessive

Entrepreneurial

15. If you're happy to possibly be interviewed at some later stage, please leave me some contact details:

If you're happy to possibly be interviewed at some later stage, please leave me some contact details: Name:
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