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Some people argue that it is more important to have an enjoyable job than to earn a lot of money. Others disagree and think that a good salary leads to a better life. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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In the past few decades, there has been a profound increase in many questioning whether their current
job
 is satisfying enough. The aim for any
job
 seeker is to find
work
 which has a great
salary
 and
satifaction
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satisfaction
, but it is extremely rare to find
such
 jobs. On
one
 side of the
spectrum
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 there are
people
 that argue that a good-paying
job
 leads to a better
life
.
However
, others, including myself believe that it is more essential to have
job
 satisfaction as
one
 stays in the line of
work
 long-term.
To begin
, there is an argument to be made that
people
 need money to buy things, especially at a young age,
hence
people
 prefer high-paid
work
. To exemplify, many
people
 at the beginning of their
work
-
life
 require a good
salary
 to pay for the house, car and
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student loans
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student-loans
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, etc.
However
, if an individual does not have a good income it is highly likely that they may struggle financially and can find themselves in more debts.
Futhermore
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Furthermore
, in
such
situations
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 these
people
 are more
likley
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likely
 to suffer from depression in the future. Taking
this
 into consideration, it is not unreasonable to assume that
this
 is the reason many take high-paying jobs over a low-paying gratifying
job
.
Nonetheless
, despite the benefits of
high
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salary
, there is
a growing evidence
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growing evidence
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 that suggests that if a position provides
job
 satisfaction
then
one
 can
also
 have a
life
 outside of
work
. To illustrate, a study by Oxford University found that twenty-five percentile of
UK
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 population each year switch to self-employment or to a more feasible
job
 to have a
life
 which they can enjoy. The idea stems from the fact that choosing
a
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gratifying
work
 does not limit
ones
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 family and social
life
. What is more,
people
 with gratifying jobs are more
likley
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likely
 to be happy in the long term as they chose a career which they enjoy.
Hence
, if these points are taken into consideration,
then
 many
people
 will consider changing their current occupation to a pleasant position. To conclude from the aforementioned discussion, while some are under the impression
that is
 justifiable to stay in the
job
 that comes with a great
salary
, others, including myself, strongly believe
the a
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satifaction
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satisfaction
 factor should
be consider
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 when choosing careers as
one
 has to be in that line of
work
 for a very long time.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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