Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Exam
Exam
Most employers seem to think that money is the most important factor in job
satisfaction. After all, people work to earn a living and a competitive salary does
seem like a reasonable exchange for their services. However, there’s more to work
than just money. There are different factors that play into workplace happiness and
productivity.
It is an employer’s responsibility to provide a healthy and enjoyable working
environment that can stimulate employees’ mental and physical senses. I suggest
starting with the most important.
1. A Healthy Workplace Environment
Employees spend a third of their day (and for a lot of us, a third of our lives) working
inside an office. Therefore, it is of crucial importance to provide a safe and healthy
environment to work in.
Recognition is a huge element to this as well. Company culture is a big topic.
● Employee Health.
Beyond just providing health benefits, an employer must also make sure that the
workspace is always clean and disinfected from germs that might be lurking in
places.
2. Team Building Activities
Working for a company with a job that you’re passionate about is one thing, but
sharing that experience with others that you love working with…that’s priceless. It
will take a lot of hard work in order to take a company to reach that state, true, but
it’s not impossible. Here are a few ideas:
Have a recreational room. Don’t just install a couch, a TV, and a gaming console
with a few games. Make an effort to make this common room a place where your
employees will sincerely enjoy hanging out.
Get them outside. It`s recommended organizing outdoor camping activities as well.
It’s also a good way to get them out of their comfort zone, learn more about their
colleagues, and even stimulate their inspiration and creativity.
Invest in corporate events. Take special milestones and events as opportunities to
give back to the people who have worked hard to make them happen. Rent a fancy
venue. Invest in good food and drinks. Don’t hold back on decor. Sky dancers,
spotlights, and other dramatic party decors will allow your employees to loosen up
and remind them that this is for their enjoyment. It’s not just about work anymore.
It’s about having a good time.
Express your ideas on the issue of an ideal job.
Today I am going to talk about my dream job for the future. I am going to tell you
what the job is, the sort of experience and qualifications I might need to do it, then
what it involves including what might be the most difficult thing about the job. I
think it will be pretty obvious why it is my dream job, but I’ll explain that too. My
dream job would be to be a travel writer!
Travel writers are often self-employed. They travel the world to interesting places
and then write magazine, newspaper and internet articles about their experience. In
terms of qualifications, I think that’s less important than having a portfolio of
examples of your work that show you are a really good writer. Having said that,
possibly qualifications that provide a good level of English language are useful, and
maybe even creative writing or journalism courses might help you to build
confidence and develop a writing style.
To do this job you have to be willing to go to lots of new places. You also need to be
able to write fluently and in different styles for different publications. Travel writers
must be very flexible, as you might need to go to difficult or uncomfortable places
and to travel at short notice.
The most difficult part of the job? Well, it’s not very well paid, so often travel writers
need to have another job a well, because, unfortunately, you can’t really make a
living out of this type of work. Also, even if you are successful, it would be quite an
unsettling way to live, it would be hard to maintain friends and pursue hobbies if you
are moving around all the time …, I think that would be a small price to pay to be
part of such a fantastically interesting and stimulating profession!
The reason I would like to do this job so much is that I love going to new places. For
example, earlier this year I got to go to Vietnam to work as a TEFL teacher, that was
a new and wonderful experience for me. I would so enjoy telling other people what it
was like and encouraging them to go on an adventure of their own. I also like
communicating ideas in writing, it would be wonderful to make a living out of the
two things I enjoy most – travel and writing!
On the one hand, working at night is more financially rewarding. Due to the fact that
the workload is very large, some employees have to work at night, so extra hours are
paid more than normal. Therefore, many people work extra to earn more money to
cover expenses. Another merit of those working at night is the increase of company`s
profit.
On the other hand, working at night decreases a health condition. Due to working
constantly for many hours, workers feel miserable and such a lifestyle can even lead
to serious mental and physical issues. For instance, a friend of mine was working in
Poland in a factory during night and now his working ability do not correspond to
what others of his age are able to do. Additionally, the disadvantage of night-shift
work is that people do not have more time for friends and family since they have to
get up early to work and come back late so they cannot interact with others. As a
result, that makes them feel lonely.
In the modern world more and more people are considered workaholics. There’s
nothing wrong in being dedicated to your work, however, there is a thin line between
following good work ethics and being a workaholic – the former is something you
should be proud of but the latter needs a serious treatment. How to know if you have
the traits of a workaholic? You are always working, even when you are away from
work, your mind is occupied with work-related thoughts.
Ones works for more than 40 hours a week. It is not about the time when one
has excessive workload or need to meet a deadline – usual working hours are
longer than one`s colleagues.
One does not care about work-life balance. Family events and other personal
tasks are missed just because too much attention is given to work.
Success is measure with the salary. One constantly waits for a promotion or
pay raise so that the quality of life can be improved.
One is distracted during off hours. During weekends or during off-hours, one is
constantly thinking about the work that is needed to do as soon as one gets
back to the office.
A calendar is overscheduled. Tasks are taken even when there is too much on
the plate.
To conclude, workaholism is a serious problem of the 21st century. If you have some
of the above-mentioned traits of a workaholic, you need to bring an end to your
habits and maintain a work-life balance or chances are, you will soon be suffering
from job burnout.