job satisfaction or job security?

ĐỀ 19/11/2011

Some people think job satisfaction is more important than job security while others argue that people should not expect to enjoy their jobs, but permanent job is necessary. Discuss and give your opinion

Job satisfaction (support)

-         People only content when they truly perceive the meaning of the job

-         Safety does not mean that all the time, particularly when things go awry

-         Different nations have different definitions of job security or job satisfaction

Job security

-         Necessary to several types of people : women, the old people

-         To achieve higher  goals of life, the limitation in the level of satisfaction is needed

Job is part of our life, undeniably. To some of us, as long as we find safety in our job in terms of salary and work environment, we have it all while others always seek for adventure and something else in hope of finding more satisfaction in it. My essay will explain both sides.

First of all, the security in jobs is necessary to several types of people. Women whose lives are committed to their families see it as acceptable to have a job of modest salary and little risk. In other cases, some older people who just want to earn a living to cover their twilight years’ expense are simply happy with a steady job, for instance, typing paper or cleaning house. Others, however, only content until the moment they truly perceive the meaning of the job. It is known that some people who actually earn millions of dollars are willing to give up on their current jobs, which surprises normal people like us, but makes sense to fans of seeking satisfaction in jobs. Perhaps, what they are searching for is the chance to explore their abilities to the fullest extent and surmount challenges, rather than money.

Second of all, people who are in favor of security of jobs believe that to achieve higher goals of life, the limitation in the level of satisfaction is needed. Those targets such as loyalty, hard-work, advanced expertise, promotional and pay rise opportunities in a career are only obtained when people have the peace in their mind, or in other words, find their jobs secure. The opposing idea is, nevertheless, that actually, safety does not mean that all the time, particularly when things go awry. Facts have shown that financial crisis can happen unexpectedly, which annoys people and deprives these people of the chance of safe work while those people who change jobs to have more satisfaction gain more knowledge and skills and can quickly tailor themselves to others, eventually so as to search for safety in the rapidly changing world. To clarify these two sides, different nations actually have varied definitions of what is meant truly security or satisfaction. Let’s take Japan and America for example. Japanese who are known as being assiduous and steady in their jobs are believed to be satisfied only after they can produce the most sophisticated products whereas in America, its citizens are only inclined to reach the level of genuine satisfaction by dint of being labeled as the leaders of change. Both them are career-oriented, though. Vietnam, interestingly, stands out from other countries in the world when the satisfaction of jobs is met only if its people may successfully both have a stable job and a happy family, and without the latter, the so-called level of content in jobs is down in spiral.

-         Permanent /’pə:mənənt/ (adj) lâu dài, vĩnh cửu

-         Surmount /səmaunt/ (v) khắc phục, giải quyết, vượt qua

-         Awry /ə’rai/ (v) xiên, méo, lệch, hỏng, thất bại, không như ý muốn

-         Clarify /’klærifai/ (v) lọc, làm cho sáng sủa, dễ hiểu

-         Sophisticated (adj) tinh vi, công phu – (v) sophisticate (n) sophistication

-         Incline /in’klain/ (n) mặt nghiêng  (v) nghiêng đi, có ý thích, có chiều hướng

-         Spiral/’spaiərəl/ (adj)(n) hình xoắn ốc, sự tăng/giảm từ từ liên tục

-         Tailor /’teilə/ (n) thợ may (v) may, cải tiến, sửa đổi, thay đổi

-         Content (v) hài lòng = satisfy             - (adj) contented = pleased = satisfied