Social Construction of Employees Regarding the Concept of Work-Life Balance and Its Implications for the Work Ethic of State Civil Apparatus (ASN) in the Samarinda City Government Environment.

The purpose of this research is to be able to provide an analysis of social construction Work-Life Balance amongCivil Servants in the City Government of Samarinda and its implications for work ethic. The purpose of this qualitativephenomenological study was to investigate how people interpret work-life balance. The three primary stages of work-lifebalance formation are externalization, objectivation, and internalization, according to the findings shown in the Path ofWork-Life Balance model. In this study, we identified the relational dimensions which include having good relationshipswith family, coworkers, and the community the contextual dimensions which are related to public service duties and thetemporal dimensions, which show up as ideas of time flexibility. The four primary types of civil servants who deal withthe boundaries between work and personal roles are Integrator, Separator, Pragmatist, and Struggler, according to the Work-Life Balance typology. According to the study's findings, work ethic has an impact on civil servants' motivation, dedication,and level of service quality. As a result, the "HARMONI Model" (Harmonization, Adaptation, Relationship, Motivation,Organization, Norms, and Integration) was created, which summarizes ASN's approach to striking a balance betweenpersonal needs that are contextual, adaptive, and sustainable, and life demands and changes at work domains.