ウィングローブでは、特に高校生には、
時事的トピックに関するessay を書くよう奨励しています。
今回は、’Overwork’ に関するエッセイを読み、
In the future, would you rather work longer hours (more hours a week) and earn more money, or work shorter hours (fewer hours a week) and earn less? Give reasons for your choice.
というトピックで高2生が書いた作文を紹介します。
K.Y.くん 高２ 岸町校
I think Japan should follow Germany and France to reduce the number of working days and hours. I have two reasons. First, if people work harder, they may be promoted and earn more money. But, they will lose time to spend the money on their family, hobby and so on. Second, long-time and hard work does not always make more profits because it is by no means efficient. The employees of a successful company seem to work, taking their time, and enjoy their tasks. Some of them even reach their office 9 a.m. and finish working 5p.m., and then go home. For these two reasons, I think Japan should make efforts to cut down on the number of working days and hours.
Y.Y.くん 高2 岸町校
I think overwork is the production which modern society generated. Recently most parents think their children never succeed if they cannot have good jobs. So these parents make their children study hard. These children are certainly clever, but are so tired physically and mentally that they don’t have enough power to work in strict competitive world in a company. However, on company’s side, it is important whether employees are competent or not. They don’t care about their mental condition or relationship to others. I think overwork problem is born from the difference between employees and companies.
Companies should know employees more deeply and make good working condition for them. Some European countries have already introduced reduction of working time. Although company’s turnover reduces, the company will be more successful in the long run. I think how fulfilled employees feel in their life is far more important than how companies prosper.
