I understand that nowadays it is very important for people to earn a lot of money. As a matter of fact, many people equate money with success: the more money you earn, the more successful you are. However, the financial aspect is not the most important aspect of a job. The work environment and camaraderie with ones coworkers, the personal fulfillment from ones occupation, and the opportunity to balance professional and personal lives are much more important. people who spend forty hours a week or more at their place of employment should enjoy their work environment, especially the company of their co-workers. After all, the prospect of having to spend any amount of time in a room or a building with people who one does not respect, who are unpleasant, or, even worse, hostile, will have a very negative effect on ones disposition and mental health. A few more dollars in the bank account cannot compensate for this. Similarly, one should derive a special fulfillment or pleasure from doing ones job. Normally, a person will spend at least a third of his/her adult life at work (eight hours or more every day). One should not waste this time by doing work that is boring or tedious even if it is well paid. The money earned will only enrich the life away from work but not enhance the work experience. Finally, the personal life can only be enjoyed adequately if there is enough time away from the professional life. Affluence affords many nice things, such as houses or cars or television sets, but a person who has to work night and day will not be able to derive any pleasure from them. Also, a father or a mother who makes a lot of money might be able to provide his or her family with a comfortable life, but how much good does that do if he or she never sees them? Time spent with family, especially children, is invaluable, and thus a job with long hours might cost a person more than it affords.
我明白现在的人赚很多钱是很重要的。事实上，许多人把钱与成功等同起来：你赚的钱越多，你就越成功。然而，财务方面并不是一个工作最重要的方面。工作环境和同事的友情，从一个职业的个人成就，并有机会平衡工作与个人生活更重要。一个星期四十个小时的人在他们的工作地点，应该享受他们的工作环境，特别是他们的同事。后所有，前景的有以花任何数量的时间在房间或建筑与人谁做了一个不尊重，谁是不愉快的，或者，更糟糕的是，敌意，会有一个非常负面影响一个人的性格和心理健康。在银行账户里再多的美元不能补偿这一点。同样地，你应该从中获得一种特殊的满足感或愉悦感。一般情况下，一个人会在工作中度过至少三分之一的成年生活。一个人不应该浪费这个时间做工作，这是无聊或乏味，即使它是很好的报酬。所赚的钱只会使生活远离工作，而不能提高工作经验。最后，如果有足够的时间远离职业生活，个人生活只能得到充分的享受。富足能提供许多美好的东西，比如房子、汽车、电视机，但是一个人不得不日夜工作，不能从中获得乐趣。另外，父亲或母亲谁赚很多钱可能可以提供一个舒适的生活，他或她的家人，但多少好呢，如果他或她从来没有看到他们？与家庭，特别是孩子度过的时间是宝贵的，因此，长时间的工作可能会花费一个人超过它所能提供的时间。