It is true that the question of how to be happy in life has been discussed for thousands of years, with tonnes of contradicting views and opinions. While some might argue that the possibility to do what we love is the only way to achieve this state of mind, I do believe that a variety of other equally vital factors all contribute to this desirable aim.
In my opinion, I can understand why happiness at work is directly linked to being able to do a job that you really enjoy doing. In the workplace, people are always expected to work under intense pressure and carry out numerous tasks and assignments. If an employee doesn’t love what he or she is doing, it seems impossible for them to continue their tasks at a high level of productivity. For example, working with children is always a challenging job, especially as they misbehave or try to push boundaries. Without interests and patience, a teacher would not have enough motivation to do their occupation on a daily basis.
However, I must argue that contentedness in the workplace could also be achieved a range of other factors including finance and self-development. Firstly, if a worker couldn’t earn enough to meet his fundamental needs, such as paying bills, food or putting his kids to school, it is absolutely absurd to continue his enjoyable low-paid position, especially in a time of economic crisis. My sister, for instance, who used to work as a nurse at a local hospital, decided to surrender her dream position due to low level of monthly income. Secondly, having opportunities to progress and gradually hone essential skills like time management or collaboration will ensure the promotion in career as well as safeguard people from redundancy, thus guarantee happiness in the long term.
In conclusion, it appears that doing a job that you desire is not the only means of feeling contented at work as we consider different elements of wages and self-improvement.
It is true that the question of how to be happy in life has
been discussed
for thousands of years, with tonnes of contradicting views and opinions. While
some
might argue that the possibility to do what we
love
is the
only
way to achieve this state of mind, I do believe that a variety of other
equally
vital factors all contribute to this desirable aim.
In my opinion, I can understand why happiness at
work
is
directly
linked to being able to do a job that you
really
enjoy doing. In the workplace,
people
are always
expected
to
work
under intense pressure and carry out numerous tasks and assignments. If an employee doesn’t
love
what he or she is doing, it seems impossible for them to continue their tasks at a high level of productivity.
For example
, working with children is always a challenging job,
especially
as they misbehave or try to push boundaries. Without interests and patience, a teacher would not have
enough
motivation to do their occupation on a daily basis.
However
, I
must
argue that contentedness in the workplace could
also
be achieved
a range of other factors including finance and self-development.
Firstly
, if a worker couldn’t earn
enough
to
meet
his fundamental needs, such as paying bills, food or putting his kids to school, it is
absolutely
absurd to continue his enjoyable low-paid position,
especially
in a time of economic crisis. My sister,
for instance
, who
used
to
work
as a nurse at a local hospital, decided to surrender her dream position due to low level of monthly income.
Secondly
, having opportunities to progress and
gradually
hone essential
skills
like time management or collaboration will ensure the promotion in career
as well
as safeguard
people
from redundancy,
thus
guarantee happiness in the long term.
In conclusion
, it appears that doing a job that you desire is not the
only
means of feeling contented at
work
as we consider
different
elements of wages and self-improvement.