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In some countries people spend long hours at work. Why does this happen? Is it positive or negative development

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In
this
 era, people have more focused on their
work
 and always busy with their
work
. In some nations
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,
 masses spend long hours at their
work
. There are many causes behind
this
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these
 circumstances. I will discuss in the below paragraphs. To start with, nowadays
work
 is
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the
first priority of individuals. many reasons behind
this
 situation.
Firstly
, the competition with the colleagues because everyone wants
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a
promotion and high position on
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the
a
company or wherever he\she works. The
second
 thing is that they want
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to
 earn more money than salary so that's why the
work
 for double hours because live in big cities have too expensive nowadays.
Thirdly
, many individuals have very passionate about their works than other things in
life
.
This
 is
also
 a reason at the back of
this
 situation. Despite these reasons, there is
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a
lot of negative impacts on his\her
life
. They did not spend their valuable time with friends and family. Apart from
this
, it has
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a
bad impact on their health too because they
work
 for long hours and did not eat
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a
proper and healthy diet and did not take
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a
proper nap or rest.
However
, they are totally disconnected with society because for too much
work
 and lose their moral values too.
Moreover
, the dose
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does
did
not have times for extra activities which are favourable for their
life
 experience. The main thing is that they sacrifice their everything for working long hours which is not a good thing, In conclusion, in many countries
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,
 people do
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a
lot of
work
 for many hours which is not good for their health and their social
life
. It is
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a
negative development for him or her.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • prevalent
  • economic pressures
  • financial stability
  • competitive job markets
  • corporate cultures
  • stigma
  • demonstrate dedication
  • advent of technology
  • blurred the lines
  • accelerated career progression
  • dedicated employee
  • significant negative implications
  • stress levels
  • mental health
  • physical health
  • social and family time
  • productivity
  • burnout
  • flexible working hours
  • work-life balance
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