.:Radio Programme:. Workaholics ----> Relation to my life
Today we've listened to a radio programme in which selected workers from the U.S. spoke about their experience with work and technlogy. The participants spoke about the downside of technology, saying that the conversations in between the family or couple aren't substantial, and they mostly don't pay much attention to the conversation because they are multitasking while doing so.
This is kind of my case when I'm with my dad, since his work occupies most of his time, and he has become so attached to it, that he depends on his gadgets and his mind evolves around it. This means that when we talk to him we have to repeat the answer to his questions many times because he is thinking of work in his subconcious mind. It sometimes is frustrating because you feel left out but we know he doesn't do it on purpose. Other times, for example when we are on holidays, he gets phone calls from his co-workers and my mom and I get worried because that call may mean that he has to go back to work because there was a problem, or something needs to be taken care of. Hopefully he doesn't have to leave now because he can do it through internet with his computer or blackberry, but he gets so absorved by his work that it makes him really stressed and us worried.
I've come to get used to it, to his absence even when he is with us, because he has been working far away and very busy with work since I was seven. We used to see him only 3 days a week because he had to travel to Tucuman and we were living in San Juan. Then we went to Australia where he came back home every night, which was really nice, having the chance to share more time with him. After two years, we came to live to Tucuman and we would see him every weekend, and now he works in Peru, so we only see him in between 3 or 6 times a year.
Throughout these years he was promoted which meant more and more work, so his mind is full of work of this and that; is like work turned into his life. This is why I relate my experience with the radio programme, because I've come to know that my dad is a workaholic and by this he dedicates most of his spare time to himself.
Whithout no doubt, being a workaholic is not something that we should be proud of, because it separates you from your loved ones, but we must be thankful of technology because we can talk and spend less time away from our families.
But on the other side, although we don't share as much time together, I can see that he is happy with what he is doing, and his hard work has given my family and me what we have today and more possibilities in life.
In conclusion, every effort has its rewards, and what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.
