Which would you choose: a high-paying job with long hours that would give you little time
with family and friends or a lower-paying job with shorter hours that would give you more time
with family and friends? Explain your choice, using specific reasons and details.
Sample essay 1.
There is much discussion on the relationship between income and leisure hours. Some people like
high-paying jobs that demand so much work time that little time can be shared with family and
friends. However, others choose lower-paying jobs that give them more leisure time.
Admittedly, by earning more money, one is able to purchase more expensive things, like a large
house with luxury decorations. The moment he get those, he may feel great fulfillment. However,
an ironic question comes up to him immediately: does he have enough time to enjoy what he has
earned? Just imagine that this person spend as much as 60 percent of his life on work, while the
rest 30 percent is taken up by his sleep. Whether the house is large enough makes no difference to
him, and let along the decoration — he has no time to appreciate it at all. What he really need at
home is only a comfortable bed. Similarly, it is true that he has sufficient money to taste delicious
foods in different restaurants, but only 10 percent of his life is left for eating, so that the only
choice for him is the cheap fast food sold near his work place.
So people should ask themselves such a serious question, “What is the purpose of our hard
work?” One of the most important answers is for a better life. Maybe sometimes people make less
money with shorter work hours, but they have more free time to spend with their beloveds, to
experience the best moments that life offers them. An ancient Greek philosopher said, “Happiness
is doubled when shared with others.” With enough leisure time, they can watch sunrise at
seashore with their lovers, or count stars at a mountaintop; they may eat a wonderful dinner at
their little cozy homes with their family, chatting about amusing things. All these do not need
much money, but a great deal of time.
Furthermore, family and friends give people vital emotional support. There are countless annoying
things happening in everyday life. When people drag their heavy feet back home, the warmth of
family help to dispel most of their tiredness and worries. Also, when they encounter frustrations,
they can confide their troubles to their friends. The consolation and encouragement from friends
will turn into strings of miraculous notes to disperse their uncomfortable feelings. With little time
shared with them, one will bear more and more pressures and bitterness, and run out of powers
eventually.
From what has been discussed above, in order to lead a meaningful and pleasuring life, I prefer a
lower income job that gives more free time to me to spend with my family and friends.
Sample essay 2.
Some people may prefer to have a lower-paying job as long as the job asks for shorter working
hours so they can have more free time spending with their friends and family. However, I would
rather be given a higher-paying job with longer hours, even if I would have little time with my
friends and family. I do not much care about the free time spending with my friends and family
nowadays; I really care about the money. Besides, all my friends and my family members are
usually busy in working. Furthermore, if I do not earn a lot of money, I cannot spend my free time
with my friends and family happily.
I really care about the money because my budget is too tight nowadays. I am so poor a student.
The tuition is too high, but I have to pay it. I also have to pay my rentals of room and pay the
board. I have to pay the transportation fares, the books, the clothes and a lot of daily supplies. All
these seem to be a heavy financial burden to me. So, I have to look for a job that could offer me
higher salary.
My friends and my family members are all very busy all day long. Some of them are busy in
working; others are busy in studying. They are usually having little free time to spend with their
friends and families, including me. If I were given a shorter hours job and more free time, I could
not meet them frequently either. But the money I would have lost.
Besides, even if my friends or my family and I have managed to find out some leisure time to
spend together, if I have not gotten enough money, where the fun will be? Any meeting or party
costs a fortune, even the simplest picnic. If we have no money to be spent for our gathering, we
have to just sit over there and chat. We will feel boring sooner. Knowing this, I am eager for a
higher-paying job so that I can get the money ready for the meetings in the future.
For all these reasons, I would like to have a higher-paying job to support myself and earn enough
money to meet my busy friends and family someday later. Although this job cannot offer me more
time to spend with my friends and family now, I believe that I will compensate it after I have
become some kind of millionaire in the future.
Sample essay 3.
Between a high-paying job with long hours and a lower-paying job with shorter hours, I will
definetely choose a high-paying job with long hours, although I might have little time to spend
with my family and friends.
Firstly, money can help my dreams come true. I need a lot of money to do many things. For
example, I want to buy a huge house with a garden and a swimming pool. I also want to have an
expensive car. Maybe my relatives need my financial assistance. Especially, I hope my family can
have a kind of comfortable life. My children can go to a famous private university to get excellent
education. If I have no money, all of my dreams cannot come true.
In addition, to me, making a lot of money is a sign of success. I think that no one respects a poor
man in today's society. From newspaper to television, almost all media focus on wealthy people
instead of the poor. I cannot let the others consider me an incompetent man.
Of course, making this choice means that I have to pay a price. Perhaps, I cannot spent too much
time with my family and friends. But I never regret my decision because I believe that both my
family and my friends can understand me. For my family, I think they should know whom I do
this for. For my friends, they will think how success I am and they will proud of me.
In conclusion, money is so important to me that I must choose a high-paying jod regardless of the
consequences it will cause.
with family and friends or a lower-paying job with shorter hours that would give you more time
with family and friends? Explain your choice, using specific reasons and details.
Sample essay 1.
There is much discussion on the relationship between income and leisure hours. Some people like
high-paying jobs that demand so much work time that little time can be shared with family and
friends. However, others choose lower-paying jobs that give them more leisure time.
Admittedly, by earning more money, one is able to purchase more expensive things, like a large
house with luxury decorations. The moment he get those, he may feel great fulfillment. However,
an ironic question comes up to him immediately: does he have enough time to enjoy what he has
earned? Just imagine that this person spend as much as 60 percent of his life on work, while the
rest 30 percent is taken up by his sleep. Whether the house is large enough makes no difference to
him, and let along the decoration — he has no time to appreciate it at all. What he really need at
home is only a comfortable bed. Similarly, it is true that he has sufficient money to taste delicious
foods in different restaurants, but only 10 percent of his life is left for eating, so that the only
choice for him is the cheap fast food sold near his work place.
So people should ask themselves such a serious question, “What is the purpose of our hard
work?” One of the most important answers is for a better life. Maybe sometimes people make less
money with shorter work hours, but they have more free time to spend with their beloveds, to
experience the best moments that life offers them. An ancient Greek philosopher said, “Happiness
is doubled when shared with others.” With enough leisure time, they can watch sunrise at
seashore with their lovers, or count stars at a mountaintop; they may eat a wonderful dinner at
their little cozy homes with their family, chatting about amusing things. All these do not need
much money, but a great deal of time.
Furthermore, family and friends give people vital emotional support. There are countless annoying
things happening in everyday life. When people drag their heavy feet back home, the warmth of
family help to dispel most of their tiredness and worries. Also, when they encounter frustrations,
they can confide their troubles to their friends. The consolation and encouragement from friends
will turn into strings of miraculous notes to disperse their uncomfortable feelings. With little time
shared with them, one will bear more and more pressures and bitterness, and run out of powers
eventually.
From what has been discussed above, in order to lead a meaningful and pleasuring life, I prefer a
lower income job that gives more free time to me to spend with my family and friends.
Sample essay 2.
Some people may prefer to have a lower-paying job as long as the job asks for shorter working
hours so they can have more free time spending with their friends and family. However, I would
rather be given a higher-paying job with longer hours, even if I would have little time with my
friends and family. I do not much care about the free time spending with my friends and family
nowadays; I really care about the money. Besides, all my friends and my family members are
usually busy in working. Furthermore, if I do not earn a lot of money, I cannot spend my free time
with my friends and family happily.
I really care about the money because my budget is too tight nowadays. I am so poor a student.
The tuition is too high, but I have to pay it. I also have to pay my rentals of room and pay the
board. I have to pay the transportation fares, the books, the clothes and a lot of daily supplies. All
these seem to be a heavy financial burden to me. So, I have to look for a job that could offer me
higher salary.
My friends and my family members are all very busy all day long. Some of them are busy in
working; others are busy in studying. They are usually having little free time to spend with their
friends and families, including me. If I were given a shorter hours job and more free time, I could
not meet them frequently either. But the money I would have lost.
Besides, even if my friends or my family and I have managed to find out some leisure time to
spend together, if I have not gotten enough money, where the fun will be? Any meeting or party
costs a fortune, even the simplest picnic. If we have no money to be spent for our gathering, we
have to just sit over there and chat. We will feel boring sooner. Knowing this, I am eager for a
higher-paying job so that I can get the money ready for the meetings in the future.
For all these reasons, I would like to have a higher-paying job to support myself and earn enough
money to meet my busy friends and family someday later. Although this job cannot offer me more
time to spend with my friends and family now, I believe that I will compensate it after I have
become some kind of millionaire in the future.
Sample essay 3.
Between a high-paying job with long hours and a lower-paying job with shorter hours, I will
definetely choose a high-paying job with long hours, although I might have little time to spend
with my family and friends.
Firstly, money can help my dreams come true. I need a lot of money to do many things. For
example, I want to buy a huge house with a garden and a swimming pool. I also want to have an
expensive car. Maybe my relatives need my financial assistance. Especially, I hope my family can
have a kind of comfortable life. My children can go to a famous private university to get excellent
education. If I have no money, all of my dreams cannot come true.
In addition, to me, making a lot of money is a sign of success. I think that no one respects a poor
man in today's society. From newspaper to television, almost all media focus on wealthy people
instead of the poor. I cannot let the others consider me an incompetent man.
Of course, making this choice means that I have to pay a price. Perhaps, I cannot spent too much
time with my family and friends. But I never regret my decision because I believe that both my
family and my friends can understand me. For my family, I think they should know whom I do
this for. For my friends, they will think how success I am and they will proud of me.
In conclusion, money is so important to me that I must choose a high-paying jod regardless of the
consequences it will cause.
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