Here are some official poll results that may surprise you, a new Hyatt Place study reveals that “the number of Americans struggling with work-life balance is 71 percent, nearly double what it was in 2006.” Actually, that may not surprise you.
However, this might: While a struggle to achieve work-life balance is not new, the study did point to why that balance is no longer achievable. Rather than compartmentalize their life, the average American is instead multitasking all day, every day. A few supporting stats:
- 83 percent of Americans state they often take care of work matters from home
- 59 percent state they often handle personal matters at work
- 62 percent say they are ‘constantly multitasking’
- On average, someone working from home is doing five tasks simultaneously
I work from home and five simultaneous tasks seems rather low — maybe that’s on a Saturday.
Here’s the cool part, Hyatt Place wants to do something about their findings and they want to do it for you. Yes, you. Hyatt Place has partnered with TaskUs.com, a personal virtual assistant service, to offer two lucky UpTake readers two months (30 hours) of personal virtual assistant service and a two-night stay at a Hyatt Place. You read that right. It’s the Hyatt Place Helps Sweepstakes.
Here is what you need to know about Hyatt Place:
- Complimentary Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel
- A staff of specially trained Hosts who can assist guests with all needs
- Made-to-order breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées served around the clock; a complimentary continental breakfast served daily
- Spacious guestrooms with areas to work and relax and including the an eight-foot couch, plush Hyatt Grand Bed® and ergonomic work center
- An in-room media center that allows electronic devices to plug directly into the 42″ HDTV
Sounds nice, right? It is.
How do you enter? How do you win? I thought you’d never ask. In the comment section below please leave a short reason why you should win. That’s it. Easy, right?
What? You want a second chance to enter? Fine. If you would like a second entry you can place a link to this post on EITHER Twitter or Facebook and include a link to that posting in the body of your comment. Got it, one comment, two chances to win (see example in comments). You may have to open a new tab in your browser, it’s that crazy!
You can also enter the sweepstakes at the Hyatt Place website for yet another chance to win (this is where you will find the complete list of sweepstakes rules, and what’s a sweepstakes without rules?).
The contest ends at 5P.M. PST on Friday, April 9, 2010. Winners will be posted by April 20, 2010 on this UpTake blog (our two winners, Hyatt Place will list their winners separately). Winners must claim their prize within one week of their being announced.
The contest is now closed. Stay tuned for our winners!
In compliance with FTC rulings please note that I will be receiving a copy of the prize listed.
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EXAMPLE ENTRY:
I should win because, yada, yada, yada.
EXAMPLE OF EXTRA ENTRY:
I tweeted this! See! (copy and paste tweet or link from Facebook) Win 2 nights at a Hyatt Place & 2 months of a personal virtual assistant @UpTake – Enter by 4/9! http://bit.ly/cbCtTz
I should win because I’d like to know what it’s like to spend the night in a hotel when I not working.
I need a getaway shopping weekend with my best friend. A weekend of retail therapy and a stay at the Hyatt Place is just what the doctor ordere including pampering and awesome meals. I just canceled all the wedding details for my daughter’s June wedding since she just broke off her engagement andam need a little TLC for me the x-mother of the bride.
I should SO win because I NEED. A. VACATION. before out 6TH child is born in June. Yes. 6. I know.
Entry: I’m a work at home/stay at home dad (WAHSAHD?) and also have a million things going on the laptop and/or in my mind. I’ve got several projects coming due and could use the nights away to burrow in and work. Hell, the assistant would be fantastic to track down some stats and references for an article I’m working on.
Twitted about the giveaway here: http://twitter.com/owtk
“I entered, you should to even though it means I might not win 2 Nights at the Hyatt Place AND a Personal Assistant! – http://bit.ly/9i1sKX“
i may not qualify.. but doesn’t mean I wont try.
42″ tv – daily complimentary continental breakfast and free wi-fi. That’s why!
http://twitter.com/sdiego1717/statuses/11703755037
My wife and I are having marital problems and haven’t made love in ages. Maybe a stay at a nice hotel will help. And I think a personal assistant could go a long way in helping us with our biggest problem — lack of organization. Can I say — tax extension?
I work from home so I really get the multitasking thing. Sometimes it’s hard to shut down and just be with my family when I know there’s work to do. Getting away – even for just a couple of days – would be great. I think we need that. I’m not sure if I would use that as a getaway with my boys or as a chance to hunker down and get some (extra) work done.
And the personal assistant would be awesome for helping me do research for my writing… getting some things done that I just haven’t had time for. Both of these would be a great help. (Plus it would make a GREAT post if I get a chance to share the experience w/my readers.)
Sharing with my friends on Twitter: http://twitter.com/lolagoetz/status/11706295319
I’m a teacher in California and we cannot afford vacations unless they are free:)
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I really wouldn’t mind a two night vacation at Hyatt. But, what I would really want is to get my hands on a personal assistant to help me out with my projects. Too bad this is only temporary, but if I won I would definitely use all the benefits.
I NEED A YADA, YADA, YADA.
PLUS, IT WOULD BE NICE TO YADA, YADA.
SO PICK ME CAUSE I YADA NICE.
I really need to win.
Cause I yada, yada, yada.
I really need to win.
I would love to win a little 2 night getaway. I am retired, but disabled, and on the sociall security budget. Reading the other replies I can certainly say, been there, and done that., and they all are equally qualified to win. However, I will add my name to the list just in case.
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Can I just say that I NEED it.
Fine if you must have reasons: I work outside the home, I spend 2 hours commuting to work each day. I have 4 kids with different activities, I have a husband who probably feels neglected. I shop, I cook, I wash clothes…Yada Yada Yada…
My husband and I work full time – we would love some time away with our kiddos.
i would really love to win this contest because the last two trips we went on as a family were for funerals… we’d really like to go on a vacation somewhere WHERE NO ONE WE KNOW HAS DIED. thanks!
also i tweeted this! see! mamazilla just entered to win 2 nights at a Hyatt Place & 2 months of a personal virtual assistant @UpTake – Enter by 4/9! http://bit.ly/cbCtTz
I don’t know when the last time I got a break – I even multitask at the movies. I do try and take an hour each day to do nothing, but struggling to get hours from one job while launching two businesses doesn’t leave me much room for myself. If I could just have enough time to get ahead of the ball, my life would be sooo much better (written while at the laundramat editing a project due tomorrow)
My friends and I are taking a trip around the world, and a couple of nights in a hotel would save some cash from our very tight budget. And with TaskUs.com service, we’ll be able to “take care of things” back home while we’re on the road! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
Oh… and I tweeted this! http://twitter.com/RBlasko/status/11901912946
Signing up for us while at the gym- I could really use the personal asistant to help with all around maintenance of my life!! Does it do that?! The two free nights away would make me able to sit back and enjoy all the hard work I’ve been doing. My boyfriend and I could really use some quality time just doing nothing but enjoying each other and relaxing!
Between the juggling of school, bands, websites, writing, lovers, ex-lovers and drinking I get a little overwhelmed. Some free nights at a hotel and a virtual assistant to tell me where I’m supposed to be drinking and who I’m supposed to be hitting on would make my life better!
I should win the stay and personal assistant because I’ve just finished an MBA while working full+ time and with a great family with 3 kids. I’m already a multi-tasking fool but it would really be nice to have an assistant to knock out some of those things for me!
And I tweeted this http://twitter.com/beauraines/status/11904952292
I just want to walk into a room where the door shuts itself, sleep in a bed where someone else makes it, eat breakfast someone else cooks -and then cleans it up- and have a night or two of uninterrupted sleep (god love my kids) even if that means also leaving my husband at home (it’s not cuddling if you’re poking me in the back).
I should win because I have yet to unpack moving boxes from our move five years ago….nor the boxes from our move 10 years ago…and yes, there are still some unopened mystery boxes from our move 14 years ago. Why? Three kids, PTA president, Mommy blogger, Swim mom….the list goes on and on. Calgon take me….strike that! Hyatt and Uptake take me away!!!!
oooh and just tweeted this too!!
Thanks to all that entered! The contest is now closed to further entries. Check back here for the winners!
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