Mary Ellen's Third Post

Having my brother in law as my mentor means I have access to his life in a way that not many people have with their mentors. Knowing about his work life is really important, but I also wanted to know how Corby handles work-life balance.

Corby has weeks where he'll work over 70 hours, and he has days where he'll be in the office from sunrise to way past sunset. His wife (my sister) even made him let her adopt cats for company since he works so many late nights.

So how does he balance a successful work life, being a newlywed, and being in the middle of buying a house?

Corby told me he's lucky because he has a great relationship with his boss. Corby's boss has two kids, and anytime his boss needs Corby to cover some extra time at work Corby happily does it. Because of that, Corby is able to take plenty of vacation time, work from home occasionally, and has no problem leaving work for a couple of hours if he needs to. He works so hard when he's there, he's indispensable to his company, but still finds the time he needs to live his life.

I like to look to Corby's company and boss as an example of what I'm hoping to find in a company. A place where I can work hard for them, and they'll still let me find a balance to live my life.