In the modern era, people seek for jobs which can perfectly suit them. Most people select their careers based on their abilities, talents, and interests. Other preferences and aspects like working hours are also considered important when one intends to choose a job. In this regard, some people prefer to have a job in which they can work only three days a week for long hours while others prefer a job in which they work five days a week for shorter hours. From my vantage point, the second one would be more rational. In the following paragraphs, the most significant reasons are illustrated.
The first aspect to point out is that long hours of work in a single day makes the person extremely exhausted. In the working days, the person works for a long time and there is much pressure on him to finish his tasks. As a result, in working days and after work not only will the person not have enough hours to manage personal tasks including house chores or dealing with children but also he would not act as sharp and active as he normally is. He even may not be able to get enough sleep since most of the day' s hours are spent at work. For instance, once my father found a job as a construction supervisor. He used to work twelve hours a day but fewer days a week. The fact that he had to work fewer days a week gave us the chance to go on trips and spend time together. However, long hours of work during working days made him really tired. Over time, the pressure changed his temper and he became over sensitive and anxious. Soon, he came into conclusion that the job was really bothering for him and the consequences led him to change his job to one with normal working hours.
Furthermore, a job with more days off would make the person lose his balance in personal life. Although the person can devote more time to do exercises, playing with his children and spending more time with family, according to statistics, most people actually waste their time if they have much free time. They may spend a lot of time just surfing the Internet, watching TV or sleeping for long hours. Such activities would cause serious psychological and physical damages to the person. The other noteworthy aspect to mention is that these activities would make the person inefficient at work as well since the person would become lazy because of the long period of leisure time and they may spend hours and hours of work just waiting for their work to be finished. Consequently, they may not function well enough or may get frustrated with their jobs. However, in a normal job, such issues are not discussed since most people would not waste their free time to experience negative consequences. Therefore, they function better at work and enjoy working much more than others.
To recapitulate, all aforementioned reasons lead us to the fact that it would be more enjoyable to have a job with shorter hours a day but more days in a week. Although one can enjoy many days off if they have a job in which they have to work three days a week, the person, in fact, gets more exhausted after work and his efficiency would definitely decline not only in real life but at work. It is recommended that organizations consider fewer working hours for their jobs as much as the job conditions allow so that they enjoy more efficient and healthy workers.
In the modern era,
people
seek for
jobs
which can
perfectly
suit them. Most
people
select their careers based on their abilities, talents, and interests. Other preferences and aspects like
working
hours
are
also
considered
important
when one intends to choose a
job
. In this regard,
some
people
prefer to have a
job
in which they can
work
only
three days a
week
for
long
hours
while others prefer a
job
in which they
work
five days a
week
for shorter
hours
. From my vantage point, the second one would be more rational. In the following paragraphs, the most significant reasons
are illustrated
.
The
first
aspect to point out is that
long
hours
of
work
in a single day
makes
the
person
extremely
exhausted. In the
working
days, the
person
works for a
long
time
and there is
much
pressure on him to finish his tasks.
As a result
, in
working
days and after
work
not
only
will the
person
not have
enough
hours
to manage personal tasks including
house
chores or dealing with children
but
also
he would not act as sharp and active as he
normally
is. He even may not be able to
get
enough
sleep since most of the
day&
#039; s
hours
are spent
at
work
.
For instance
, once my father found a
job
as a construction supervisor. He
used
to
work
twelve
hours
a day
but
fewer days a
week
. The fact that he had to
work
fewer days a
week
gave us the chance to go on trips and spend
time
together.
However
,
long
hours
of
work
during
working
days made him
really tired
. Over
time
, the pressure
changed
his
temper and
he became over sensitive and anxious.
Soon
, he came into conclusion that the
job
was
really
bothering for him and the consequences led him to
change
his
job
to one with normal
working
hours.
Furthermore
, a
job
with more days off would
make
the
person
lose his balance in personal life. Although the
person
can devote more
time
to do exercises, playing with his children and spending more
time
with family, according to statistics, most
people
actually waste their
time
if they have
much
free
time
. They may spend
a lot of
time
just
surfing the Internet, watching TV or sleeping for
long
hours
. Such activities would cause serious psychological and physical damages to the
person
. The other noteworthy aspect to mention is that these activities would
make
the
person
inefficient at
work
as well
since the
person
would become lazy
because
of the
long
period of leisure
time and
they may spend
hours
and
hours
of
work
just
waiting for their
work
to
be finished
.
Consequently
, they may not function well
enough
or may
get
frustrated with their
jobs
.
However
, in a normal
job
, such issues are not discussed since most
people
would not waste their free
time
to experience
negative
consequences.
Therefore
, they function better at
work
and enjoy
working
much
more than others.
To recapitulate, all aforementioned reasons lead us to the fact that it would be more enjoyable to have a
job
with shorter
hours
a day
but
more days in a
week
. Although one can enjoy
many
days off if they have a
job
in which they
have to
work
three days a
week
, the
person
, in fact,
gets
more exhausted after
work
and his efficiency would definitely decline not
only
in real life
but
at
work
. It
is recommended
that organizations consider fewer
working
hours
for their
jobs
as
much
as the
job
conditions
allow
so
that they enjoy more efficient and healthy workers.