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Go home. Be home.

An open letter by Charity Delmo sent to her employees about the importance of spending time with family rather than working more hours in the office. Below is the image of what she has sent.

Work can wait. She can wait. She would rather close the company than take employees away from their families.

Admirable. Very much.

Why do busineses always seem to make things urgent? Why bosses ask for something and they need immediate answer even though, most of the time in reality, they do not need it at the moment Why do businesses seem to be always in a race? What makes them push people to do things now and urgently? Why is there a fast-paced environment? What is the rush?

This open letter is very impressive. Being cynical, how much of it is true and does she really do it? I don’t know. But, let’s not go there. Let me just talk about the message in this open letter.

First and foremost, we work because we need to earn. That is the very reason. For breadwinners, it is to provide. For those who are not, well it is to be able to buy what they need and want to enjoy life.

And some of us get lost while we progress in our careers. We enjoy the work too much. We want to spend more time with our colleagues. We get more work than before and start working long hours. We then forget that who we go home to are our reasons.

Working long hours. Working on day offs. Working on holidays. These have been so prevalent in the workplace. And it takes from us one thing first – time.

Time that we could never get back. Time that we spent with people who (you might not have realized this yet) will not be there with you till the end. In times that you really need them, they won’t be there. The people you left at home, you go home to, will and always will have your back.

Sure we can gain friends at work. Sure we can build a relationship. Sure we need time to do that. And that is fine. But as long as we are using our time on things that are not important, then we are lost.

Go home. Be Home. Your work can wait. I can wait. A very very nice statement. Why would some leaders would not wait? What is the rush? I understand the deadlines for something that is entirely out of the hands of the company. I understand processes are made to ensure quality and efficiency is there. But still, hold on to your hats. What is the rush?

Remember, if you are not able to do the work, the company will just look for someone else to do it. You may say it is risking your job. But then again, what is important for you?

Really love this statement. So, I am closing this by quoting her again.

Go home. Be Home. Your work can wait. I can wait.