20080621, Article, Picture
發表於 : 週四 6月 12, 2008 7:28 pmHappy English Club 電子報 本報由EVP Team編審
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Time：第161 次例會，2008年06月21日（週六）下午2:30 ~5:30
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
14:30 ~15:30 Free Talk
15:30~16:00 Speaker Session
16:00~17:15 Topic Discussion
17:15~17:30 Happy Time
Host: Howard Chen
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Topic：Extreme Employees
Source: http://www.headsupenglish.com/index.php ... &Itemid=62
Some countries like France and Australia have begun to experiment with giving employees more vacation time. They understand that there must be a balance between work and personal happiness. But the worldwide trend has progressed in the opposite direction. Employees are working longer and longer hours in recent years. The result is a new type of employee, called the "extreme employee."
Researchers examined more than two million surveys of high-salaried employees in the US. They concluded that people need to work long hours if they want to climb the corporate ladder. The extreme employee is unusually dedicated to the company, though. He believes that he could--and should!--always do more. If you count the time it takes to commute to the office, then 70-hour workweeks are common. He is available to clients and office emergencies 24-7, too.
He also takes far fewer vacation days than he is allotted, about ten days or less per year.
What is worse, though, is the fact that most extreme employees are dissatisfied. More than half believe they would be physically healthier with less work. A lack of free time also harms the relationship with their children. Slightly less than half complained that the long hours negatively influenced spousal relations.
Experts recommend getting the seventy-hour workweek down to forty-five hours, if possible. Although corporations haven't accomplished this feat for high-impact jobs, some major corporations are trying. American Express, Johnson & Johnson, Lehman Brothers, and more than thirty other companies are working to reduce the pressure on managers to perform and produce.
Questions:
1.What is the most important thing in your life? Rank the items in order and explain why?
1. children 2. significant other 3. work 4. free time 5. personal growth and development
2.How many hours do you work per week? Is this too much, too little, or just right? Why?
3.How does your job affect your relationship with your significant other and/or children? Please explain.
4.Would you take a 50% salary cut if it meant working only 25 hours per week?
5.If parents work more and more, how will this affect future generations of children? Please explain.
例會須知
參與例會，請自行列印當週的討論文章並帶至現場，圖示如下：
請將社團網站，加入我的最愛
http://www.happyforum.org/
台北，每週六 (2005年6月起)
Taipei, every Saturday,
from June, 2005
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
高雄，每週日 (2007年4月起)
Kaohsiung, every Sunday,
from April, 2007
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
20080621, Speaker, Karen Chou
20080621, Game Conductor, Karen Chou
20080621, Gathering and Feedback
網站 http://www.happyforum.org/ 歡迎超連結並轉寄網址
論壇 http://www.happyforum.org/happy/ 歡迎至論壇討論
Time：第161 次例會，2008年06月21日（週六）下午2:30 ~5:30
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
14:30 ~15:30 Free Talk
15:30~16:00 Speaker Session
16:00~17:15 Topic Discussion
17:15~17:30 Happy Time
Host: Howard Chen
Assistant Host:
Topic：Extreme Employees
Source: http://www.headsupenglish.com/index.php ... &Itemid=62
Some countries like France and Australia have begun to experiment with giving employees more vacation time. They understand that there must be a balance between work and personal happiness. But the worldwide trend has progressed in the opposite direction. Employees are working longer and longer hours in recent years. The result is a new type of employee, called the "extreme employee."
Researchers examined more than two million surveys of high-salaried employees in the US. They concluded that people need to work long hours if they want to climb the corporate ladder. The extreme employee is unusually dedicated to the company, though. He believes that he could--and should!--always do more. If you count the time it takes to commute to the office, then 70-hour workweeks are common. He is available to clients and office emergencies 24-7, too.
He also takes far fewer vacation days than he is allotted, about ten days or less per year.
What is worse, though, is the fact that most extreme employees are dissatisfied. More than half believe they would be physically healthier with less work. A lack of free time also harms the relationship with their children. Slightly less than half complained that the long hours negatively influenced spousal relations.
Experts recommend getting the seventy-hour workweek down to forty-five hours, if possible. Although corporations haven't accomplished this feat for high-impact jobs, some major corporations are trying. American Express, Johnson & Johnson, Lehman Brothers, and more than thirty other companies are working to reduce the pressure on managers to perform and produce.
Questions:
1.What is the most important thing in your life? Rank the items in order and explain why?
1. children 2. significant other 3. work 4. free time 5. personal growth and development
2.How many hours do you work per week? Is this too much, too little, or just right? Why?
3.How does your job affect your relationship with your significant other and/or children? Please explain.
4.Would you take a 50% salary cut if it meant working only 25 hours per week?
5.If parents work more and more, how will this affect future generations of children? Please explain.
例會須知 參與例會，請自行列印當週的討論文章並帶至現場，圖示如下：
請將社團網站，加入我的最愛 http://www.happyforum.org/
台北，每週六 (2005年6月起)
Taipei, every Saturday,
from June, 2005
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
高雄，每週日 (2007年4月起)
Kaohsiung, every Sunday,
from April, 2007
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
20080621, Speaker, Karen Chou
20080621, Game Conductor, Karen Chou
20080621, Gathering and Feedback