In the competitive business world, workers are having less and less vacation time. Sometimes, people who work in weekends or holidays complain that they do not have quality time with their family. I admit that people need their free time to a degree to be refreshed or relaxed in order to prepare for more productive work, but the reality is not so simple. That is, people who have longer vacation are likely to fall behind in a competitive society. Therefore, I would prefer the job that provides higher salary though I am lacking the quality vacation time because higher payment guarantees more decent life after retirement, gives more opportunities to be successful, and offers more chances to educate my children in better education environments.
The first reason that I prefer the job that offers higher salaries is that the job will make my life after retirement more comfortable. Now you see that many developing countries and developing ones all together are faced with the precipitous againg society. For example, in Korea, by 2050, the 30% of the whole population will be over 65. That means nobody cannot guarantee the individuals' comfortable and relaxed life after retirement. Although, it is not easy to work on holidays or weekends, but the assiduous work will make the life after retirement more comfortable than thoes who do not work on holidays because you can save more money for your future life.
In addition to the comfortable life after retirement, the second reason that I prefer the job that offers higher payment is that through the hard work, people can gain more specialized knowledge. As a result, they can be more successful than other competitors. Let's take my job for example. Now I am teaching English as a foreign language in Korea. I have to work on weekends because students do not have enough time to learn English on weekdays. However, due to the unfortunate education environments, I have been able to attend graduate school and teach English on weekends. Because of that, I can get more specific skills about teaching English than others teachers. I sometimes feel that I need more time to spend with my family, but the hard work has provided me with more chances to get speiclized knowledge on my field and even brought an unexpected chance to study abroad.
Lastly, the higher payment can guarantee the better eudcation for my children. Nowadays, parents are eager to educate their children in better schools, but the problem is that they cannot afford to support their children because of financial problems. As you see, without proper financial support for children, the kids cannot learn well in schoosl nor can they go into prestigious universities. Athough a few people might be successful in their field without a diploma from the famous universities, but the reality is far from the ideal. In fact, many kids who graduate from the famous universities are more likely to be successful than those who do not. Many parents know that the higher level univeristies can guarantee the bright future for their children, but they always have to consider the financial matters. The key solution for the problem is that parents should work harder to support for kids' tuition fees in order for them not to lag behind.
All things considered, the job that offers higher salaries has more advantages over the job that offers longer vacation. If you are young and still work longer than others, imagine what your life would be like after retirement. Though you feel that your vacation with your family makes you feel satisfied right now, the results will be different after you retire unless you devote yourself to working harder. |