| 5 Stress CECT Acareer change | @ Before you read the article, discuss these questions. 1 Do you prefer a slow or a fast pace of life? Why? 2. What can people do to have a good work-life balance? 3 Some people say they would like tol@avelthelabiae®’. What do you think they mean? Read the ai false (F). 1 Philomena had always wanted to be a market research consultant, but she soon found the job too stressful. 2 One day, she realised she was not giving enough care to her husband because of her job. It took her more than five years to achieve a good work-life balance. 4 She did not write her first book exclusively for business people. 5, These days, she works up to 70 hours a week, but she is happy. je below. Then decide whether these statements are true (T) or v Slow down, you move too fast by Roslyn Guy Philomena Tan knows all about psychologist and psychotherapist, stress. By her early 30s, she was a 49 but gave her the raw material for successful, highly paid market her first book, Leaving the Rat Race research consultant who sometimes ladder. But the turning point came to Geta Life, a handbook for 5 worked till 10 p.m. ‘We had alotof the year she spent the entire week anyone seriously considering meetings and deadlines; we had to 25 of her husband's birthday in changing the pace of their lives. win projects, so | was writing Brisbane running market research proposals, making presentations, groups while he was home alone in supervising staff she says. ‘Melbourne, 20 these were a rare and valuable combination of skils, so Tan made steady progress up the corporate 45 These days, Tan isin private practice in her local community, does yoga and chooses her own hours. She rarely works more than four days a week and, because she 19 For a long while, she loved her job ‘and there were perks - lots of It made her examine her life and 0 think about what she was really travel, for instance - but it was ever what she had planned to do with her life. Like so many others, 15 she just got involved in a career that had started accidentally. contributing to society. Tan planned her escape carefully. She saved money and returned to study. A decade later, it has all 5 come together, and she is happy. i The research she did for @ ‘Tan had studied psychology, and crate j 7 Fate in psychology not only she was also good with statistics oa to her qualifications as @ ‘and computers. In the early 1980s, 50 sees clients in the evening, she keeps her afternoons free to catch up with reading, meet with friends fr research her next book. She is happy. ‘When you are working up 85 to 70 hours @ week, you don't have time for this’ she says. From http://wwnw theage.com.au @ Complete these phrases with verbs from the box. do do keep make make spend 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 to 5 to 6 to a presentation a week somewhere research yoga steady progress In pairs, discuss these questions. one’s afternoons free 1 What three questions would you most like to ask Philomena Tan if you could interview her? 2 What are the advantages and disadvantages of stressful jobs?