At the BlogHer conference cosponsored by iRobot, our favorite robotics company announced a new survey showing the difficulty families have finding time managing household chores.
(I would have thought this would appear in the "duh" category of surveys, a la "Survey shows kids like sugar!")
At any rate, 49 percent say they are stressed out by household chores.
Here's the company chatter, from a guy I hadn't heard of before, Matt Palma, veep of sales and marketing, who presumably will be speaking on this sorts of issues after the company said adios to Home Robots Prez Sandra Lawrence:
“For years, we have all heard about the issue of work-life balance – creating balance between your work duties and your personal life,” Palma said. “But what we’ve uncovered is that the issue of balance does not end when Americans come home at the end of the day. If anything, the struggle for balance inside the home – balancing work and play – is as acute as the struggle to delineate between work life and personal life.”
“iRobot wants to bring this conversation to the forefront and help people learn more about today’s available solutions for better work-life balance in the home. For example, iRobot’s products are designed to make a difference in people’s lives by helping to create better balance in the home a reality. iRobot’s automated tools truly help with routine household tasks whether it be vacuuming, floor washing, or gutter and pool cleaning,” Palma continued.
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
iRobot Releases Survey on Work-Life Balance
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