Work In Today Society

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Today you have to work in order to survive in this world. There are a few lucky people out there who were born rich. For instance Paris Hilton, the day she was born she had nothing to worry about, she’s worth millions and for the rest of her life she does not have to pick up a finger. But, there are only a few of these types of “born rich” people out there. The rest of use common people have to work to earn a living and to buy the things that we want and need everyday. We work all day all long, seven days a week. We give all our energy to our jobs and when we come home, our batteries are empty. We are just too tired to involve ourselves in our family. We would rather eat dinner, watch TV alone and go to bed. Even though working is important, it drastically has taken away the time we spend on our families. For once there was an era of Leave it to Beaver, were the father worked nine to five came house to a wonderful wife and kids. Were dinner was made, and afterwards family time was top priority. But today’s world is more like the Huxstables, were both parents are working and at the end of working day, they are too tired to give to there families.

Studs Terkel, the author of {Two Prefaces from Working} said “When I get home, I argue with my wife a little bit. Turn on the TV, get made at the news…” Terkel gives us a prime example on how many people view there lives. They work hard all day, running around in there offices, running errands and so forth. By the time they come home they have nothing more to give. They are tired and grumpy. They would rather eat there dinner in silence and merge over to the living room couch and watch TV, rather then spend quality time with the family. It would just be too much to do in one day. Work has taken away, considerably, the time we spend with our families. Many kids are left alone all day, to do whatever they please while there parents work to make enough money to pay the bills....