> Trying to solve that prioritisation problem by "sweating" - ignoring employee's genuine and real need for work-life balance - is not going to work long term.

> Trying to solve that prioritisation problem by "sweating" - ignoring employee's genuine and real need for work-life balance - is not going to work long term. Indeed. Even the words "sweating the problem" just sounds callous and inconsiderate. It can even work for Google, where can pull in different team members at different times. But in a smaller company that means everyone's work-life balance is permanently stressed.