{"id":2127,"date":"2013-09-16T13:41:57","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T17:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/?page_id=2127"},"modified":"2020-08-03T08:41:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T12:41:41","slug":"sustaining-work-life-balance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/resources-2\/sustaining-work-life-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Achieving Work-Life Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">We all know it&#8217;s not easy.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">It&#8217;s a process that requires a little juggling, or sometimes, a <em>lot<\/em> of juggling. But it helps to know that your employer recognizes you as an individual with priorities outside the workplace; and employer that offers the flexibility that often facilitates achievement of personal and professional success.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your options by exploring the links below, and you&#8217;ll see how UMaine policies are designed to help <em>you<\/em> find balance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"height: 208px\" width=\"459\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dfdcf7;text-align: center\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Achieving Work &#8211; Life Balance<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 20px\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: top\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2188 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/06\/Alt-duties-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of two books representing a change from teaching to research (alternate duties)\" width=\"92\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/06\/Alt-duties-1.jpg 259w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/06\/Alt-duties-1-105x77.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 92px) 100vw, 92px\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2357 \" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/07\/Dual-Career1-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of man and woman with open books, in color\" width=\"83\" height=\"83\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2214\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/06\/support-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of hands supporting one another in a circle, in color\" width=\"79\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/06\/support-1.jpg 327w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/06\/support-1-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/06\/support-1-105x101.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/06\/support-1-317x304.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 79px) 100vw, 79px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2661\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/09\/family-health-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of father's, mother's and child's hands, in color\" width=\"90\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/09\/family-health-1.jpg 254w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/09\/family-health-1-105x92.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2019\/04\/Modified-Duties-april-2019-1.pdf\"><strong>Alternative<\/strong> <strong>Assignments<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2019\/04\/Partner-Accomm-apr-2019.pdf\">Dual Careers<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2019\/04\/EAP-april-2019.pdf\"><strong>Employee Support<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2019\/06\/FAMILY-HEALTH-Jun-2019.pdf\"><strong>Family Health<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2142 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/06\/growing-fam-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Image of parent with infant\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/06\/clock-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2209 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/06\/clock-1.jpg\" alt=\"image of clock face with no hands\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2660\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/09\/leave-1-e1560189749533.jpg\" alt=\"Image of common office items representing academic work\" width=\"103\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/09\/leave-1-e1560189749533.jpg 167w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/09\/leave-1-e1560189749533-105x79.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 103px) 100vw, 103px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2322\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/07\/diverse-fam-1-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Line drawing of stylized people representing the rainbow\/diversity celebrating diversity\" width=\"114\" height=\"63\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/07\/diverse-fam-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/07\/diverse-fam-1-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/07\/diverse-fam-1-317x178.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/07\/diverse-fam-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2013\/07\/diverse-fam-1.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 114px) 100vw, 114px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2019\/06\/Growing-Families-june-2019.pdf\">Growing Families<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2019\/06\/Stop-the-TenureClock-june-2019.pdf\"><strong>Stop the Tenure Clock<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2019\/04\/Taking-Leave-apr-2019.pdf\"><strong>Taking a Leave<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risingtide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2019\/04\/LGBT-Families-apr-2019.pdf\"><strong>Your Unique Family<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We 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It&#8217;s a process that requires a little juggling, or sometimes, a lot of juggling. But it helps to know that your employer recognizes you as an individual with priorities outside the workplace; and employer that offers the flexibility that often facilitates achievement of personal and professional success. 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