Which would you choose: a high-paying job with long hours that would give you little time with family and friends or a lower-paying job with shorter hours that would give you more time with family and friends?
Explain your choice, using specific reasons and details.
The lower-paying job’ was the only option available to him. He wanted to work to support his family, so he took the lower-paying job.
That is why he chose the lower-paying job with shorter hours. The job gave him more time with family and friends. He could have accepted the job with a higher salary, but that would have meant sacrificing time with them. Friends are very important to him, and he wants to spend time with them. The job offered him the opportunity to attend a Thursday night softball game, which he enjoyed very much.
After reading the details, I had this reaction: “The higher-paying job with long hours’ was the only option available to him,” and his statement, ‘He wanted to take the job’, is a very valid one.
This man wants to provide for his family. He does not have the education or experience necessary to get a job that pays him as much as the job with shorter hours, so he has to make do with what is available. He chose the lower-paying job with the shorter hours. In an instant, he sacrificed his hopes and dreams for a comfortable future for his family. The job with long hours required that he work 60 hours per week. He would have preferred a job with 40 hours each week, but he certainly could have worked longer hours if he had to. His determination to provide for his family, however, outweighed his desire for a comfortable lifestyle.
Years ago, my father worked as a foreman for a company that made ball bearings. Management hired him because of his knowledge of how machinery worked. He loved his work, and he got the satisfaction out of seeing that a company he worked for was very profitable. He also had a chance to spend many evenings with my mother and the family. He earned a decent salary, but he often told stories of how the hours were long, and he seldom saw his family. Even though he did not like the conditions, he knew that he had to accept them so that he could support his family. He could have refused to work those long hours or looked for another job. But he did not have a choice.
When we look at the world this way, we can see that people do make decisions that will affect their quality of life. Sometimes, they are forced to make these decisions, and other times, they are free to make the choices. Jobs offer us an opportunity to earn money and get a living, but they also affect the time we have with our families. People must weigh the benefits of each job to their lives before accepting a position.