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Conversation One
W: Welcome to Workplace, and in today’s program we are looking at the
results of two recently published surveys, which both deal with the same
topic—happiness at work. John, tell us about the first survey.
M: Well, this was done by a human resources consultancy who interviewed
more than 1,000 workers and established a top 10 of the factors which make
people happy at work. The most important factor, for the majority of the people
interviewed was having friendly, supportive colleagues. In fact, 73% people
interviewed put their relationship with colleagues as the key factor
contributing to happiness at work, which is a very high percentage. The second
most important factor was having work that is enjoyable. The two least important
factors were having one’s achievements recognized and rather surprisingly,
earning a competitive salary.
W: So, we are not mainly motivated by money?
M: Apparently not.
W: Any other interesting information in the survey?
M: Yes. For example, 25% of the working people interviewed described
themselves as very happy at work. However, 20% of employees described themselves
as being unhappy.
W: That’s quite a lot of unhappy people at work every day.
M: It is, isn’t it? And there were several more interesting conclusions
revealed by the survey. First of all, small is beautiful. People definitely
prefer working for smaller organizations or companies with less than 100 staff.
We also find out that, generally speaking, women were happier in their work than
men.
W: Yes, we are, aren’t we?
M: And workers on part-time contracts who only work 4 or 5 hours a day are
happier than those who work full time. The research is concluded that this is
probably due to a better work-life balance.
W: Are bosses happier than their employees?
M: Yes. Perhaps not surprisingly, the higher people go in a company, the
happier they are. So senior managers enjoy their jobs more than people working
under them.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. What is the number one factor that made employees happy according to the
survey?
2. What is the percentage of the people surveyed who felt unhappy at
work?
3. What kind of companies are popular with employees?
4. What is the possible reason for people on part-time contracts to be
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发表于 2017-6-17 20:40:33
