The development of industrialisation and the amazing improvement of working efficiency render people more chances to enjoy holidays in the current society. Suppose you are making a trip to a place totally strange to you, the first thing you do is to find yourself accommodation and lodging. But you will feel disappointed the moment you arrive at the situation that all the hotels, restaurants, stores and even banks are closed because of an important holiday, such as Christmas day or Thanksgiving. At this moment, you are in the same boat as Robinson Crusoe, who was abandoned on a lonely island without any help or hope.
To erase the embarrassment, some corporations and governments work out some flexible and feasible holiday policies, providing people with convenience. Shifting is often adopted by factories and manufacturers because it guarantees timely fulfilment of production targets and orders on the one hand and gives employees sufficient time for relaxation on the other. If needed, employees have to work overtime, with a bonus as a compensation for the holiday they missed.
For banks and other public services, things are quite different. Holidays are prime time for supermarkets, department stores, restaurants and retailers. Some people like holding parties or having feasts with their friends at the weekend and other people prefer to go shopping in department stores, which will take great profits to merchandisers. With large amounts of cash flow, banks must keep open from Monday to Sunday.
Teachers enjoy very long holidays during an academic year because they can prepare their lectures and lessons for the new semester and relax during the holidays. Long holidays are not only beneficial to teachers health but also to the students.
Considering the different characteristics of people's job, I think that different people should have different amounts of holidays. At the first sight, this idea sounds unfair. But on second thoughts, it is reasonable and understandable.
The development of
industrialisation
and the amazing improvement of working efficiency render
people
more chances to enjoy
holidays
in the
current
society. Suppose you are making a trip to a place
totally
strange to you, the
first
thing you do is to find yourself accommodation and lodging.
But
you will feel disappointed the moment you arrive at the situation that all the hotels, restaurants, stores and even banks
are closed
because
of an
important
holiday
, such as Christmas day or Thanksgiving. At this moment, you are in the same boat as Robinson Crusoe, who
was abandoned
on a lonely island without any
help
or hope.
To erase the embarrassment,
some
corporations and
governments
work out
some
flexible and feasible
holiday
policies, providing
people
with convenience. Shifting is
often
adopted by factories and manufacturers
because
it guarantees timely
fulfilment
of production targets and orders on the one hand and gives employees sufficient time for relaxation on the other. If needed, employees
have to
work overtime, with a bonus as a compensation for the
holiday
they missed.
For banks and other public services, things are quite
different
.
Holidays
are prime time for supermarkets, department stores, restaurants and retailers.
Some
people
like holding parties or having feasts with their friends at the weekend and other
people
prefer to go shopping in department stores, which will take great profits to merchandisers. With large amounts of cash flow, banks
must
keep
open from Monday to Sunday.
Teachers enjoy
very
long
holidays
during an academic year
because
they can prepare their lectures and lessons for the new semester and relax during the
holidays
. Long
holidays
are not
only
beneficial to teachers health
but
also
to the students.
Considering the
different
characteristics of
people
's job, I
think
that
different
people
should have
different
amounts of
holidays
. At the
first
sight, this
idea
sounds unfair.
But
on second thoughts, it is reasonable and understandable.