Prof. Ellen Kossek of the University of Michigan led the session on "Work-family flexibility and the changing employment relationship." Kossek divides people into "integrators," who mix work and the rest of their life; "separators," who avoid the one crossing over into the other, and "volleyers," who fall between the two. We suffer constant interruptions as work and life spill over into each other and it is up to us to set boundaries. A lot of people end up feeling that they are not properly engaged either in their work or the rest of their life and their days become one big blur of activities. That people should ask themselves: Do I work during personal time? Do I deal with personal issues while at work?
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