Life is short. For some people that means play hard and work as little as possible.
Others, like us at Ergo, have cultivated a vocational community; a place where people love what they do at work and further – make a major contribution to society through their jobs. It is about integration. Harmonised passion. Passion about life, of which work is one component. Play hard and work hard. Suck the marrow out of life.
One of the hazards of loving work is workaholism. Contrary to what most people say, the solution to working too much has not much to do with work … it is actually about getting a life outside of work. The people who have a healthy work-life tend to be passionate about life outside of work. Funny eh?
But vocational communities are not just places where people enjoy work and excel at what they do. They are also places of contribution. A vocation is not just a job … it is about giving something. At Ergo, we have ‘make the world better’ policies and practices. These include financial and time contributions.
This might sound like romantic idealism. It’s not, its hard work, and costly business practice. We are committed to ensuring that when people work at Ergo, it is not just a job, it is a platform, a context that helps people live life to the full.