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Work/Life Boundary Integration
. . . individuals conceptualize
boundaries between the
domains of work and home
as being very distinct and
separate (segmentation)
or overlapping and porous
(integration) .
One common method for creating space
boundaries was to physically leave campus.
Having to leave campus to feel that they were
off work was reported by all participants and
was the most used integrative coping strategy
discovered in the data, but the degree to which
the participant needed this off-campus time
varied. For example, Harold (1-this number
represents the participant's score on the continuum) had been in the job for the longest,
more than 30 years, but needed the least time
away. As a full integrator who loves his job,
he mostly rents a car and leaves campus for
errands, noting, "I had to go to the dentist's
office to pay a bill and then I did a little bit of
shopping and that's pretty much it. About once
every couple of weeks, maybe, maybe I will go
to a movie or something but not too often."
Similar to Harold, Harry (5) does not take long
trips off campus, but, unlike Harold, he feels
his trips are important for not losing himself.
He says, "yeah, just try to get away, and, like
I said, you just have to find those things that
keep you from losing yourself because it's
really easy to lose yourself." Harry's strategy
for "not losing himself" is one example of how
an integrative segmentor attempts to maintain
boundaries in the integrative environment that
surrounds them.
Megan (3), who comes down closer to the
middle of the continuum, cannot always get
off campus by car, so she tries to go places on
or near campus where she can avoid students,
which she calls "laying low" and describes as
follows:
Not walking around my building, just kind
of going straight in and straight out. I would
say choosing not to eat on campus. I have a
meal plan that's part of my compensation.
So maybe we choose not to eat on campus
for the weekend. We may actually go off
campus and visit my husband's family or do
something in the surrounding area, but just
sort of avoiding students, I guess.
As noted, Megan would occupy a space
more toward the middle of the continuum
and struggles more with setting boundaries around personal time than those at the
integrative segmentor end of the continuum
do. Her strategy often is to use avoidance of
students and the staff she supervises to keep
from being overwhelmed.
When a person lives where
they work, the simple act of
going through the front door
brings work front and center,
whether or not a person is
supposed to be working.
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