A big salary is much more important than job satisfaction. Do you agree or disagree?

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There are two differing views on choosing an appropriate
career
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. Some
people
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are of the opinion that earning a high
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is a much more paramount consideration than
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sense
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of satisfaction with their
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. Some others attach more importance to being satisfied with one’s
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.
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, I disagree with the first group and
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that
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a high
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cannot guarantee success at work. In the first place, statistics show that a majority of
people
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quit their
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not because their
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is low but because they lack
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job
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satisfaction.
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was true of me, despite the fact that I failed to have a high
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in my previous
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, I was successful because I was passionate about my
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, and that
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to desirable results.
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, eminent executives in
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world take the view that employees enjoying a positive outlook on their
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are more likely to achieve higher success irrespective of the one’s
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.
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, the concerns that stressful and arduous jobs have failed to bring about
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of happiness are
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, even if they may be
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.
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stress-related
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ill-health have
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by employees in highly paid
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, as well.
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, in our society those working in
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sector
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regarded more successful by
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than others, the overriding cause of
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attitude is their high
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.
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, some of them leave behind their position so as to follow their dreams in
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careers, like art and literature. In conclusion, I am of the view that
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making
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salary
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is a paramount driving force for employees and managers should make a point of considering it as a significant factor,
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it is
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satisfaction that
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staff to maintain in
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job
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. Only when
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crave
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their
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will productivity improve.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • remuneration
  • financial security
  • motivation
  • luxuries
  • material possessions
  • fulfillment
  • work-life balance
  • stress levels
  • mental well-being
  • job security
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