Many employees feel it is challenging to maintain work-life balance in today's 24/7 "anytime, anywhere" digital workplace. Always being plugged in can even erode job performance. How can employees be successful at their jobs, while still maintaining a life outside of work?

Using this topic as your inspiration, write a short essay in a Word document on how to overcome this workplace communication challenge with ideas from the textbook or your own independent research and experiences. Consider addressing the following questions in your response:

• How can you maintain work-life balance in today's 24/7 "anytime, anywhere" digital workplace?
• What negative effects might you anticipate on your health and personal life as a result of the expectation that companies have for their employees to always be available?
• Are smartphones and social media to blame for the loss of work-life balance? If not, what is to blame?
• Imagine you are a new employee at a company that expects you to always be available. How can you set parameters around communication at all hours and still be successful?
• What advice would you give employees to help them better balance work and life?
• What should companies do to assist employees with work-life balance?