Work/Life Balance

I've managed a coffee shop
slung bar food
counted bills & run coin
booked loans
answered phones
responded to emails
with prescribed scripts
called "macros"
sold insurance
serviced insurance
underwritten insurance
and all "work" encroached
on my "life"
passively demanding more
(time, energy, mental real estate)
than I was content to give
despite all the lip service
"progressive" companies
pay to it
the best work/life balance
would be
no work at all.