you manage. Among the biggest is a lack of
satisfying work-life balance. Here, your
responses speak volumes. Among respon-
dents who say they're satisfied with (or down-
right enthusiastic about) their work-life bal-
ance, 86% say they either like or love what
they do for a living. But those who say their
Balance
How do you feel
about your job?
Those satisfied
with work-life
balance
Those not satis-
fied with work-
life balance
I love what I do. 41.1% 19.7%
I like it. Most days are good. 44.8% 27.4%
It has its ups and downs. 10.9% 28.0%
It's more frustrating
than rewarding.
3.0% 17.2%
If I had it to do over again,
I wouldn't.
0.2% 7.6%
SOURCE: Outpatient Surgery Magazine reader
Survey, December 2016, n=675
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Finding Personal and
Professional Harmony
Surgical facility leaders who have a satisfactory
life outside of work tend to be much happier at
work, according to our salary survey. notice the
sharp divide in job satisfaction between those who
are and those who aren't satisfied with their work-
life balance.
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