It is good point. In general the only people who can change the workplace are the employees who put the pressure on the employer or like you say make career choices that better reflect work/life balance we seek.
This is best visible in tech where we are used to perks that we already consider basic, another discussion is whether those perks are actually a way to make us work more.
On a personal note I remember working in advertising and being on my Blackberry 24/7. Was it necessary? I don't think so, but neither my ad agency nor myself had an effective productivity system in place. Workplaces has changed so much in the last 5 years, that we may want to consider teaching people how to work less, remotely and avoid re-work at any cost. My proposal would be putting that as obligatory course in every college. Sort of like d.school Design Your Life, and instead Design Your Work.
This is best visible in tech where we are used to perks that we already consider basic, another discussion is whether those perks are actually a way to make us work more.
On a personal note I remember working in advertising and being on my Blackberry 24/7. Was it necessary? I don't think so, but neither my ad agency nor myself had an effective productivity system in place. Workplaces has changed so much in the last 5 years, that we may want to consider teaching people how to work less, remotely and avoid re-work at any cost. My proposal would be putting that as obligatory course in every college. Sort of like d.school Design Your Life, and instead Design Your Work.