It will not be any exaggeration to say that working women are masters at multitasking. Striking a balance between your work and personal life is not an easy job for anybody. Not only a working woman supplements her family income but she also has to be there at the dinner table and if she is a mother, she has to render her motherly duties too. Indubitably, it’s a Herculean task and while some capitulate to the pressure, many muster up the courage and do not give up on their dreams of attaining economic independence and at the same time be a caring mother.
Orissa POST interacted with some of the city-based working women who despite facing multiple hindrances all their way did not give up on their dreams and are striking a balance between work and personal life with finesse.
Neha Mohapatra who runs a boutique here said, “It is all about planning. You have to have your schedule ready for the next day and many a times you would feel like giving up but at the end persistence wins.” Neha feels content “despite being an earner she does not have to compromise on anything” be it her profession or her family duties. “I make sure that I am always there for my family, I can fulfil all the needs of my family,” she added.
Rudra Vidrohi, an employee at a private organisation, opined a working lady is shacked with multiple responsibilities. She doesn’t mind anything arduous, be it emotionally or physically, she fights off any type of weakness with suave, she said. “It is tough for me to handle both the things, my duties towards my family and my career, but it is because of the support of my friends and family that I am like a duck to water and balance everything out easily,” she added.
For Kanchan Sahoo, a clothes designer, one has to be calm and smarten up to strike a perfect balance between your family and work. “I’m a workaholic and my work demands a lot of creativity. I need to brainstorm on new designs, concentrate and sometimes it takes hours to make a new design,” she said. But all my creativity and brainstorming hit a roadblock when my daughter jumps on to my lap, she added. However, she pointed out that when she sees her daughter dressing up her dolls, new designs strike her mind. “We cannot have a pessimistic view, we always have to look at the bright side to make everything work in a coherent way,” she added.
Anu Bhalla, who works as a PR in a private company, highlighted that if one is a working woman then the trick to balance family and career is “time management.” “It’s not hard work rather smart work. I make sure that I don’t break my back and thus, execute everything smoothly,” she said. Anu felt lucky “in this matter” as her workplace is nearby her home, saving her hours of travelling.