A job for life is no longer a reality. Many people are now employed on short-term contracts. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this kind of employment for employees?

In

this

contemporary era, numerous individuals are engaged in temporary work because long-lasting

jobs

are no longer favoured by

employees

.

While

short-term work provides young people with the opportunity to enhance their skills in multiple

areas

, permanent

jobs

can assist them to concentrate on

one

career

and increase their productivity,

accordingly

. On

one

hand, short-term employment provides

employees

with the flexibility to do a

career

shift whenever they want

instead

of spending their entire life working in

one

job.

In other words

, many young workers favour engaging in a temporary job to explore their own interest

areas

and what they prefer to do in the long-term future.

Moreover

, temporary professions allow individuals to gain

experience

in multiple

areas

throughout their lives rather than stick to only

one

career

path that may not be enough to supply them with the skills they might need to enrol in the labour market.

Consequently

, workers with

experience

in a wide variety of fields are favoured by international companies.

This

can be exemplified by a survey conducted by a group of Iraqi researchers who claimed that the most important requirement to get accepted in private sector

jobs

is to have a wide range of skills in many

areas

.

On the other hand

, despite the aforementioned point, it can be still assumed that having a permanent

career

plays an indispensable role in securing a person's future,

as well as

, increasing their productivity. To illustrate, when a labourer concentrates and focuses on

one

area and tries to improve themselves in

this

special area

instead

of wasting their energy and getting distracted by other

areas

, their productivity will sharply increase.

Furthermore

, longevity provides

employees

with adequate

experience

and solid knowledge compared to a temporary profession that will not provide them with in-depth

experience

regarding a certain

career

.

Additionally

, long-term contracts mean a quite long period to allocate and invest money by labourers without being afraid of losing their

jobs

;

therefore

, they will feel more stable and

this

will enhance their psychological health in direct proportion by reducing stress and worry levels of being unemployed .

For instance

,

according to

an article published in Time magazine which revealed that the prime culprit behind anxiety is working instability which creates a stressful situation that negatively affects

employees

. In conclusion,

after

this

essay has reiterated the above-mentioned points, it can be considered that

whereas

short-term contracts allow individuals to gain

experience

in different fields and increase their chances to engage in labour markets , long-term contracts can supply workers with stability,

as well as

, help them to get an in-depth understanding of their careers.