Work-Life Imbalance - On the same page

Ever picked up the phone at home and dialled 9 for an outside line? Your work life has crept into your subconscious and you have a work-life imbalance. For more posts on examples, click on the Work Life Imbalance Category.

A few weeks ago I was at Happy Hour with a friend, talking about going to a show. We were discussing dates, who we wanted to invite to come with us, whether we should have dinner before, etc.

We thrashed it out, came up with two options, and discussed who would email which of our friends.

"Great!" I said to her, "I'm glad we're on the same page."

I looked up and saw her horrified expression. It took me half a second to register what was wrong, and then I felt a soft, squidgy disgust at myself.

Then, even worse, I felt the full realization of how deeply the work BS has penetrated my subconscious, managing to creep into the darkest recesses of my mind. Like a worm.

Work-Life Imbalance.