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There
are many angles from which to look when viewing the question of whether or not
to work. Although there are numerous drawbacks to the professional careers many
pursue, to make money you’re clearly going to have to work. If instead of
choosing to work, people chose unemployment, their lives would lack income but
not the time to enjoy themselves. Employment is the position the majority of
people choose, although some are employed only out of necessity. The unemployed
population often finds it difficult to survive on their meager revenue and
eventually seek employment status.
Being an
employed citizen of America comes with many perks; you have a definite, steady
income that you can depend on to support yourself and your family. With most
full-time jobs you receive health and retirement benefits, and you also get a
feeling of security because you are covered with insurance. Vacation days are
available if you need a break from all the work. Employment provides
opportunities for leadership, and you can be promoted to a higher position,
which usually generates more income. Sometimes businesses even choose certain
times during the year to give out bonuses to its most valuable employees.
Employment status can keep your time occupied and stimulate your mind. Having a
job places you in an environment that allows you to meet new people and have
quality social interaction with others in the workplace. Through everyday
experiences you can improve your social skills that will help you later in
life. Holding down a job gives you the chance to share your talents or passions
with others in the community.
A
steady job is an asset for many people, but the stress in the workplace
environment can be overwhelming to the average American. Because the work
employs both time and energy, the negative aspects of employment can crop up
frequently. If you work for a corporation, you have little or no control over
your job schedule or even the amount of your salary. You could easily end up
working long, possibly unpaid hours, furthering the time that you have to spend
on something you enjoy. These are the factors of dealing with a strict working
environment in which you have no freedom to choose the best path to take, having
instead to work closely with other in decision-making. Although workers are
often given paid leave, time off is a privilege that few businesspeople have
much of to spare. Disagreement may frequently crop up with your co-workers and
boss, creating animosity in the working environment. The many drawbacks of
working in the structured business environment of the employed culminate until
many people are thoroughly tired of their jobs and quit, searching for different
adequate revenue.
The single
word that validates unemployment is time. Too many people don't have enough
time. There is not time to take the kids to the park, there is no time to fix
the screen door, and sometimes, there is no time for play in general. Being
unemployed allows you to do anything you want within financial means. With no
job you will now be able to spend the whole day at the park while dreaming of
all you could be doing. You will be able to take up a new hobby such as fixing
doors. When you are unemployed, time is on your side.
People that
are unemployed have much more time for themselves, but there can be many reasons
why they are unemployed. Some people can be lazy and just don’t want to work or
it could have to do with economic and cyclical conditions. The definition of
unemployment used in this essay is not the same as the U.S. Government’s
technical term. The general description of unemployment is defined and measured
as the condition and number of workers who would be willing to work at the
prevailing wage and are seeking, but not finding, a job they attended college to
obtain.
Both the employed
and unemployed statuses have their advantages, but the benefits of the employed
far outweigh those of un-working population. Few people see the profits of being
unemployed, although many do nothing to change their position from such a
standard. The pros of working are much better than either the cons of working or
the pros of unemployment. For everyone but the unmotivated who don’t care about
how they live, employment is definitely the way to go. |
