Last month, we blogged about a Monster.com survey revealing the importance of work/life balance. Now, attitude research company Sirota Survey Intelligence has released similar findings. Their survey, which questioned 300,000 employees, found that employees with a reasonable balance between their personal and professional lives have more pride in their companies and are more willing to recommend their employers to others. Of those surveyed, 73 percent were positive about their work/life balance. Among that group, 89 percent rated their company favorably (as opposed to only 58 percent of those who were negative about their work/life balance), and 91 percent said they were proud to work for their employers. In addition, 88 percent said they were willing to recommend their company as a place for others to work.

According to the survey, work/life balance isn't all about how heavy of a workload an employee bears. In fact, the study found that employees who report having "too little work" were 25 percent less satisfied with their job than those who reported having "too much work to do."

Douglas Klein, president of Sirota Survey Intelligence, shares advice on how employers can help employees achieve better work/life balance: "Employers should take a long-term perspective toward work/life balance. If a manager goes out of his or her way to accommodate a personal crisis, most employees will redouble their work efforts later on," he said.