""I don't love the word 'balance' because it implies a tradeoff," Bezos said at Italian Tech Week last year. "I've often had people ask me, 'How do you deal with work-life balance?' And I'll say 'I like work-life harmony because if you're happy at home, you'll be better at work. If you're better at work, you'll be better at home.' These things go together. It's not a strict tradeoff.""
"In 2018, Bezos called work-life balance a "debilitating phrase" for the same reason: it implied that one has to give, in order for the other to thrive. Instead, he likes to use the word "harmony," and likened the concept to a "circle.""
Several top executives reject the conventional idea of work-life balance, viewing it as a zero-sum tradeoff. Jeff Bezos prefers "work-life harmony," arguing that happiness at home improves performance at work and vice versa. Bezos previously labeled work-life balance a "debilitating phrase" and favors "harmony" or a "circle" metaphor. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also favors harmony, while Nespresso UK CEO Anna Lundstrom seeks "work-life fluidity." Other leaders set strict boundaries or blur lines entirely. Many workers still prefer traditional nine-to-five schedules. Amazon recently surpassed Walmart as the Fortune 500's No. 1 company.
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