'I've really started noticing how sad it is': Employee on verge of quitting sparks discussion on what to do when your boss has no work-life balance

There is a difference between working your hardest and only working. Life is all about balance and that especially goes for any career you're chasing. You will never be happy if you make your entire life about your job, just like you will not be happy if you make your entire life about your partner or your hobby or whatever. Us humans need balance. Work-life balance is extremely important. It's not only essential for mental health, but it is also essential in being a great employee. If you make your life completely about your work, you can never get a fresh or new perspective on the work, thus never bringing in new or innovative ideas. Do you seriously just want to be a mindless worker bee? Plus, if you're all work and no play, your mental health is most likely going to suffer, and if you are not in good mental health it's difficult to do anything, let alone a job. So what do you do when you have a manager with zero work-life balance who is pushing their toxic workplace views on you?

One employee on the verge of quitting turned to Reddit asking that exact question. A co-worker/friend recently got promoted and their workplace culture quickly turned toxic when they started making work all about their life. The OP noted that this was the kind of manager who pulls all-nighters constantly, micro-managers, and doesn't even know what to do with themself during days off. They add that it's honestly quite sad to see. Unfortunately, many people have experienced managers with no work-life balance and they've tuned in to give some advice on what to do and how to deal with it. See for yourself below!