Work Life Balance and Job Stress of Employees of Private Educational Institutions

Abstract

The general problem of the study: How do work life balance, relate to job stress of employees in some private educational institutions in Macabebe, Pampanga.

Specifically, the study sought answers to the following questions: (1) What is the work life balance of the employee in terms of: Work and Career, Friends and Family, Personal and Spiritual Growth, Romance/Significant Other, Fitness/Health, Fun/Recreation and Money. (2) What are the levels of job stress of employees?

The descriptive survey method of research was used in this study. The main tool used was a research questionnaire with two-part. The Work-Life Balance Quiz from Savvy Life Skills, LLC. The Workplace Stress Scale which will measure the level of stress of each respondent to their work. The respondents of the study are 100 employees in some private school in Macabebe, Pampanga.

The following were found: On the work life balance, family and friends, romance/significant others, fitness/health, fun/recreation, money on the edge level and the total work life balance the level was out of balance. On Level of Job stress the average was little stress.

The researcher advances the following recommendation for practice and future: The researcher recommend to the employee to be more focus on the things that may lessen and avoid job stress with proper obligation in your work. All the positive side will be recommended in this study like having fun with friends, family bonding, having quality time with spouse or partner most specially have time with our Almighty Father our GOD. The study also on the future is the focus of this study to help the future researcher to find research and become their instrument for research and also to have more respondents and with larger size.