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Work & Career
Some people
change their jobs every few years. Others say it is better to
work for one company for a long period.
Almost everybody dreams of having a good job and making a
career. Some people prefer sticking to one company for many
years, while others, especially young people, are constantly
looking for something better.
Personally, I think that if you stay with one company, you will
have an opportunity to learn everything about it and to make a
career. If you are devoted to your profession and work hard, you
are likely to be promoted. What is more, you can make friends
with your colleagues and earn your employer's respect. So, the
company that you work for may become your family.
However, a lot of people have to change their jobs very often.
If the employee thinks that his or her job is not well-paid or
his or her career is not advancing at an acceptable pace, why
not look for something else? Some people feel under impossible
pressure at work. Others face situations that can lead to stress
such as poor relationships with colleagues, an unsupportive
boss, lack of consultation and communication, too much
interference with their private, social or family lives, work
that is too difficult or not demanding enough, poor working
conditions and so on. If people feel that they will hardly
achieve a higher position in this organization, they usually
move to another company. In some cases employees feel that they
have outgrown their jobs and they have a desire to find
something more suitable to their personality and to develop in
new directions.
To sum up, I believe that employees should decide for themselves
what to do to make a career. Anyway, both options have
advantages and disadvantages.
At present
there is no difficulty in choosing a career. However, many
people say that it is not so easy to find a really good job.
Nowadays young people have a lot of opportunities to receive
good education and to find a well-paid job. In any city there
are a lot of firms which need qualified specialists. So young
people have a wide choice of career options, but many of them
think that it is difficult to find something suitable to their
interests and expectations.
Personally, I think that if you are clever, active and full of
energy, you can easily find a good job. You can even stay at
home and search the Web for vacancies. Just use e-mail, send
your resume to several companies and wait for their offers. Then
you can be selected for a job interview and you will be asked
some questions about your job history, skills, interests and so
on. If you are suitable for the post, you will be offered a job.
If not, you can go on looking for other variants.
However, making a positive career choice is a problem which
worries many people. Some of them don't know what they are good
at. When young people graduate from a University, they need to
find a job and most of them understand that it is not an easy
task. Many companies, offices, firms and factories demand work
experience and that is why they don't want to employ people
fresh from school. As a result, the percentage of unemployed
youth is rather high.
In conclusion, I would like to say that if you are lazy, you are
not likely to find a good job. But if you do your best to
achieve your goal, you will certainly succeed.
Nowadays a lot
of people work so much that they do not have time to do anything
else. Some people say that workaholism is a key to success.
Others are convinced that it is rather bad to be addicted to
one's work.
Some people think that they will succeed only if they work a
lot. If you are the first one in the morning and the last one to
leave at night, if you take fewer vacation days and never take a
sick day, you will do better than the people who don't do that.
But is it really good to be a workaholic?
To my mind, workaholics often forget about work-life balance and
suffer from the conflict between work and family. They often
sacrifice their health and loved ones for their jobs. They are
too much preoccupied with their careers and they have no time
for rest, pleasure and spiritual development. As a result,
constant fatigue, physical and moral exhaustion, monotony and
impossible pressure at work and at home may cause stress.
Consequently, it may result in a real breakdown of health. What
is more, workaholism may lead to early death, often on the job.
However, working hard is greatly valued in many countries. For
instance, there are many people who are addicted to their work
in the USA. They always think about their work and feel
frustrated if they are kept from it, even during weekends and
holidays. But I believe that workaholism is not the same as
working hard. I think that everybody should realize that being
healthy and happy is more important than making a career.
To sum up, workaholism is a serious social problem Workaholics'
obsession with work is all-occupying, which prevents them from
maintaining healthy relationships and outside interests. So it
is better not to overwork and to protect your health.
According to
some people, it is better to work abroad. Others say that they
would prefer working in their own country.
As nowadays travelling has become cheaper and easier, more
and more people have the chance to work in a foreign country.
Millions of people are now working overseas. However, others are
convinced that it is better to work in your own country.
On the one hand, working in a foreign country gives you a wider
view of the world. To my mind, it gives you an opportunity to
work on some international projects, to make friends with people
of different nationalities, to learn more about foreign culture,
to gain useful knowledge and experience and to learn foreign
languages.
On the other hand, a lot of people say that it is rather bad
when experienced specialists leave their motherland in order to
work abroad. Our country needs good doctors, scientists,
inventors, sportsmen, writers and so on. What is more, working
abroad has a number of disadvantages. Firstly, it is rather
difficult to get a work permit. Secondly, settling in can also
be a problem. Thirdly, a lot of people say they find having to
speak a foreign language 24 hours rather exhausting. But despite
the challenges, many people find working abroad extremely
interesting.
To conclude, I think that working in a foreign country can help
you improve your knowledge, broaden your mind and make a career.
If you give yourself time to settle in and discover new things,
you will be able to realize your potential and to succeed.
Anyway, you can always return to your mother country and work to
improve its economy, politics or culture.
Some young
people say that they want their future job to be well-paid.
Others believe that the most important thing is to love what you
do.
In their professional lives, many people have to choose
between love and money — between doing a job they love that
doesn't have great financial rewards, or doing a job that pays
well but doesn't satisfy the soul.
Personally, I think that my future profession must be
interesting, rewarding and challenging. If it is well-paid, but
boring, I will hardly like it. I want to find a job that will
give me an opportunity to travel to foreign countries and to
meet interesting people. Besides, I would like to work on some
international projects and to learn several foreign languages.
My profession should help me develop in new directions and suit
my character, skills and abilities.
However, some people don't take into consideration their
interests and dreams when they look for a job. They think only
about their future salary and they are even ready to do work
that is too boring, difficult or not demanding enough if they
are paid a lot of money. Such people don't care about poor
working conditions or lack of support and communication at work.
But to my mind, it is rather exhausting to do the work that you
don't like and to look forward to the end of your working day.
You will certainly feel stressed and dissatisfied.
To conclude, most young people lack work experience and seldom
earn much money at the beginning of their career. However, if
they work for one company for a long time, they are likely to be
given several pay rises and to be promoted. Anyway, I think that
your well-being is more important than your bank account.
Teamwork
skills have become highly valued by employers. However, some
people say that sometimes teams cannot work successfully.
Nowadays more and more employers demand teamwork skills.
Good collaboration by team members helps achieve goals more
easily. However, bad collaboration leads to unsuccessful
performance. So what are the pros and cons of teamwork?
Personally, I think that the more people there are in a team,
the greater productivity is. Team members can communicate,
exchange their ideas and share their experience and skills with
each other. If a company has a team full of creative people who
complement one another, then achieving the goal is far more
likely. To my mind, every team member should be able to make the
right decision. A well considered decision will lead his or her
team to success.
But not everybody can work effectively in a team. Some people
put their own needs first and do not think of the common goal.
Others cannot acknowledge and appreciate the contributions of
other members of the team. Quite a lot of employees try to force
their ideas upon others, or look down on other people. They are
reluctant to cooperate or seek advice from other members.
Furthermore, some people cannot maintain good relationships with
their colleagues and handle criticism and complaints
appropriately. As a result, such individuals find it difficult
to work with other team members and the team will not be able to
succeed. But I strongly feel that it is very important to
develop one's teamwork skills because they can help employees
make a career.
To conclude, I believe that the success of the team depends on
every its member. That is why every employee must do his or her
best to help the team succeed.
Some people
think that to be a success you need talent; others believe that
hard work can compensate for the lack of it.
What is success? People define this notion in many different
ways. Success may mean the achievement of what one wants or
intends, a high position in society, one's job, course or sport.
Some people believe that success is connected with the amount of
money they earn. But quite a lot of people don't know what they
need to be successful.
To my mind, if you want to succeed, you must work hard. Even the
most talented person will never be successful if he or she is
lazy All successful people face a number of challenges at the
beginning of their career. They have to overcome many
difficulties, but they don't give up. At last their persistence
leads to success. Success always goes hand in hand with hard
work and great efforts and one often faces a lot of obstacles,
troubles, disappointment and failure on the way to success.
However, some people think that if a person is not talented, he
or she will hardly succeed. As a rule ordinary people have
ordinary lives. No matter how hard they work, they can never get
results. People who are not talented, but industrious usually
become good workers, but they are not likely to make great
discoveries or to invent something that can revolutionize the
world. But I still believe that one must be hard-working,
patient, and strong-willed if one wants to be successful.
In conclusion, I would like to add that people are successful if
they use all their talents and work hard in order to improve the
world and to make it a bit better.
Some people
say that it is impossible to work without inspiration. Others
say that inspiration is not essential.
People of different professions have been looking for
inspiration for centuries. But we still don't know what
inspiration is and where it can be found. Many people wonder
whether inspiration is important in our lives and what makes us
feel it.
In my opinion, inspiration is part and parcel of the creative
process. In this state we are capable of making discoveries,
writing poems, inventing new things and making something
unusual. Every masterpiece of art, literature, music or
architecture has been created thanks to inspiration. This
wonderful feeling has nothing in common with mediocrity, boredom
or idleness. When I feel inspiration, I can work for many hours
running and I never feel tired or bored. On the contrary, I am
full of energy and enthusiasm.
However, some people say that they have no inspiration. They
consider their lives to be monotonous and say that every day is
exactly like the previous one. Working, saving, planning,
bringing up their children, doing household chores — these are
the daily aspects of their lives. But I think that inspiration
is everywhere and it lives in every soul. Sometimes looking at
the rising sun, falling leaves or smiling children we feel the
desire to create. Many things can inspire us and fill our head
with new ideas and thoughts.
To conclude, only love of their work and inspiration can make
people create beautiful and unusual things. Inspiration is very
important because it makes us work, think, search, create and
express ourselves. In other words, it makes us live.
Some people
think that the profession of a teacher is important and noble,
while others claim it has lost its positions and it is not as
respected as it used to be.
A teacher is a person who plays a very important role in
children's development, upbringing and education. One should
have some particular traits of character to be a success in this
profession.
I strongly feel that the profession of a teacher is one of the
most important professions in the world. A teacher is always
responsible for his or her pupils. He or she should encourage
their inner development, protect them from any negative
influence and watch their progress carefully. A teacher's
responsibility is not only to educate a child. He or she should
also understand pupils' feelings and dreams, share their
problems and give good advice. A real teacher is a person who
can inspire his pupils with interest and love for his or her
subject. What is more, a teacher may even become as important
for children as their parents.
However, some people believe that nowadays teachers are not as
respected as they used to be. Unfortunately, this noble
profession is not well-paid and it makes some people think that
it is not prestigious. Modern society respects money and power.
That is why young people try to choose professions which can
make them rich and influential. Everybody is eager to make a
career and to become famous and successful. But good teachers do
not strive for money or fame. Their only concern is children's
welfare.
To conclude, we should have the greatest respect for teachers.
They are deeply devoted to their job in spite of all problems
and difficulties. We should be grateful to our teachers for
their help, patience and professionalism.
Из учебного пособия
"Открывая
мир с английским языком. 150 эссе для ЕГЭ. Готовимся к ЕГЭ" Юнёва С.А. 2011г.
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