Feeling stymied in the quest for greater balance between work and, well, everything else?
You’re not alone.
In the Global Work-Life Balance Index 2025 rankings, the United States didn’t even fall in the top 30 best countries for work-life balance. Or the top 50.
The U.S. ranked 59th.
It’s no wonder, with household obligations, long working hours, soaring living costs, and exorbitant interest rates.
Even when someone manages to eke out a week off, odds are they’re still working — per an ELVTR survey, 68% of people admit to working while on vacation.
Reaching — or providing — a comfortable work-life balance is possible. Here are three tips for job seekers, followed by some direction for employers hoping to support their employees even better than they already do.
1. Identify Your Goals
Work-life balance can have as many different meanings as there are people. Discovering your own definition is key, and that starts by outlining your personal, professional, and financial goals.
After that, consider tangible benefits such as salary, equity earn-in, or employer-paid 401(k) contributions: What level aligns with your vision?
What intangible benefits — such as mentorship, flexible hours, or recognition — align with your vision?
Visualizing and understanding the components of your own work-life balance success mark the first step in achieving it.
2. Find Your Match
Working through your own vision of work-life balance prepares you for the next step: finding potential employers that match your goals. Where can you start?
- Explore the team culture of potential workplaces — you’ll be spending a great deal of time with your work colleagues.
- Use employment sites that post jobs likely to value your personal, professional, and financial goals. Incorporate them into your position parameters.
- Understand the core responsibilities detailed in the job description and articulated by those to whom you would be accountable.
- Get to know the specific factors that define success in the employment settings you’re investigating.
- Explore the team culture of potential workplaces — you’ll be spending a great deal of time with your work colleagues.
3. Count on Audigy
We’re passionate about helping experienced and emerging hearing-care professionals achieve their goals — including a successful work-life balance.
Having worked with hundreds of member practices across North America, we’re uniquely suited to matching providers with employers who cultivate an employee-supportive environment. Audigy can provide:
- Assistance in identifying your personal, professional, and financial goals and your vision of work-life balance
- Job-matching services for patient-centric, team-oriented providers with a strong work ethic and interest in personal and professional growth
- Resources and opportunities, such as nonclinical professional development, career guidance, and insight about today’s audiology industry
Cultivate Being an Employer of Choice
Hearing health care professionals are in high demand in today’s competitive job market. Have you cultivated a culture that inspires loyalty among your team members and makes potential candidates want to work for you?
We’ve put together a three-part series on becoming an employer of choice — check out the first installment to discover five ways you can stand out with your compensation and benefits options.
Whether you’re currently in the job market or looking for the perfect person to join your team, connect with us for support!