▶ Your Answer : A thought-provoking current issue concerns job preference. I understand why some people think that a job with high salary but less vacation time is better than a job with more vacation time. However, for two reasons I personally believe that a job provided a lot of vacation time is much better than a job merely offered high salary. First, spending time with family is my number one priority; secondly, individuals can have chances to socialize with others during the vacation time.
To begin with, when people get a job with more vacation time, they could spend more time with families and close friends. These days, one spend most of their time working and studying every-day. They do not have much time to spend their loved one. I think people need to take a break and look back why they work so hard. For example, my farther used to have his own business when I was young. I really needed his love and spending time with him. However, he was always busy working 24hours a day that I rarely saw him in person. Even though, he tried so hard to earn money to provide our family with luxurious house or expensive presents, I was not happy at all. I was jealous about other friends’ family time. My farther went through all these hardship but I did not appreciate it nor happy. This example shows that wealthy or degrees mean nothing if one do not share them with their families.
On top of that, more vacation time helps one to socialize with diverse people. This is because someone who has a lot of vacation time could travel all over the world such as Africa, Europe, India, and so on, which will help people to broaden their perspectives toward the world and develop their social skills. Also they can learn many valuable lessons during traveling as individuals are able to encounter different cultures, cousins, and views. These things are not the same as something that people learn from books and these hands on experiences can actually impact on one’s life. On the other hand, someone who has a job with high salary but less vacation time has less chances to learn those precious lessons. For instance, one of my friend Jack got a promising job and saved a lot of money, but he never had chances to learn something he really wanted to learn before. He was overwhelmed with work and complaining his job all the time. He did not even have time to meet socialize with others, which made him feel insecure as he only had a narrow social group and narrow mind. This example of my friend Jack shows that one can develop their social skills during their vacation time.
As mentioned above, I strongly agree with the statement that a job with a lot of vacation time is better than a job with high salary. This is because spending time with close friends and family can be increased and socializing with other people can be beneficial for individuals to improve their social skills during the vacation time.
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