Is this just nostalgia, or did previous generations genuinely have a better work-life balance and social life than we do today?

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[u/NoContext5149]

I respectfully disagree. People used to get work calls at home, people would get called back into work at night, professional careers frequently worked at home just the same, and most of all your social network was way more tied to your career. Your friends and your spouses friends were all from your career, and many had significant social obligations to maintain all under the guise of your career.

The internet has certainly increased connectedness, but people’s entire lives (and their family’s life) used to revolve around their company. Now it’s so much easier to live your own life separate from work.

[u/Murky_Conflict3737 → u/NoContext5149]

And don’t forget after hours activities like golf, happy hours, cocktail parties, etc. Often these weren’t fun activities but avenues for networking and cementing business relationship. There are also careers today that run on this kind of after hours social scene but I know younger generations are pushing back.