Nowadays, people are spending more time away from their homes because they spend longer in their workplace. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages.

Employment takes a central part of adult

life

. It is what we are all preparing for in our childhood and early adulthood years and it is the penultimate goal of the education system, from school to university – to make us better employees and, in some, to spark the entrepreneurial flame. In some cases, it is the level of technology we have reached so far, in others it is the specifics of the

work

, but most of us are required to be present in an office

that is

in a separate place from our home at least a few days a week. Nowadays people

are spending

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spend

ever more

time

at

work

and

this

has both its advantages and disadvantages. I am going to discuss them below. On the

one

hand, the landscape for employers and employees is changing, long gone is the

job

security of the past, long gone is the

time

when

one

usually works for

one

employer for their whole lives. Even countries that have until recently been very conservative in that regard,

such

as Japan, are

also

changing and adopting the western style of more frequent movements of employees from

one

workplace to another.

This

changing landscape is

also

changing the way employees are perceiving their place at

work

. In

this

regard it is advantageous to spend more

time

at

work

, in order to remain valuable to the firm and secure their position. By doing so, an employee can show not only that they are sufficiently capable professionally, but

also

that they are committed to the

job

and the workplace. Spending more

time

at

work

could be tied not only to progression at

work

that leads to more income and the

life

improvements that follow. Ever more employers are improving the social incentives for their employees,

such

as various activities and events that are taking place after

work

hours. They serve to boost team morale and can improve the

work

environment by growing the interpersonal relationships between employees.

On the other hand

, the working hours vary between industries and the

job

itself might be

requiring

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required

from the employee

as

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at

a minimum to spend more

time

at

work

. Investment banking is a good example

for

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of

this

– jobs in

this

area regularly demand over 18 hours of the

emploee’s

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employee’s

employees’

employees

time

per day with the sole promise of a very good

renumeration

something that remunerates

remuneration

package. Using

this

example, the pressure

one

is at for prolonged periods can lead to serious health and psychological problems. The stress and the anxiety of the

job

, coupled with not enough

time

to rest, recover and do other activities,

besides

work

, can be very damaging in the long term. Being at

work

for

longer

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a longer time

time

each day

also

means that

one

has less

time

for friends and family. When

one

grows older, it is usually harder for them to build new relationships and maintain their existing ones. Spending

time

with the important people in

one

’s

life

is very rewarding in the sense of

one

’s satisfaction and happiness. Concluding, spending more

time

at

work

is sometimes inevitable or is sometimes linked to

job

satisfaction and progression. In my opinion, it is beneficial if it is done with care, in order to not be damaging to

one

’s personal

life

and relationships. Maintaining a healthy

work

-

life

balance, I believe, is key in leading a healthy lifestyle.