{"id":232,"date":"2009-03-24T09:21:55","date_gmt":"2009-03-24T09:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/?p=232"},"modified":"2023-10-24T06:47:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T06:47:42","slug":"work-life-balance-at-siteground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/work-life-balance-at-siteground\/","title":{"rendered":"Work &#8211; life balance at SiteGround"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-233\" title=\"siteground_team_barcelona\" src=\"https:\/\/newblog.siteground.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/03\/siteground_team_barcelona.jpg\" alt=\"siteground_team_barcelona\" width=\"310\" height=\"331\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left\">Do we work hard?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newblog.siteground.com\/en\/what-are-we-working-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yes, definitely<\/a>!&nbsp;Do we care about work-life balance? Yes, definitely!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left\">Really?! How?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left\">The answer goes back to our 2008 Christmas Party. Traditionally, each year we have Annual Awards for MVPs, distinguished achievements, and significant contribution for the overall SiteGround development. Usually at least 10 people from the whole team go home with an award. Last year, however made a difference \u2013 at the 2008 Xmas Party almost 35 SiteGrounders (out of 70, hey this is half of the whole team) were awarded for their work and unceasing devotion to SiteGround development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left\">What was the award? Apart from the traditional bonuses, this year all award winners would enjoy a deserved holiday! Even better \u2013 a holiday abroad! Those 35 young, enthusiastic and really dedicated professionals were about to spend the forthcoming spring of 2009 all around Europe \u2013 Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Greece!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left\">Spring is knocking on the door and it was about time for the first group of people to enjoy their vacation in<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Barcelona, Spain<\/a>. Yesterday they just came back. I was curious to find out how the trip went and asked them to share their experience. Do you know what they told me? &#8220;Words can\u2019t really describe this. 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