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In the future, people will work fewer hours a week than today, right?1.Too much work takes up a most...
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In the future, people will work fewer hours a week than today, right?1.Too much work takes up a most all of their time. They are busy and feel very tired. Many people are asking,“When will I get some free time?”
2.One reason is the increase in the cost of living. In order to support a family today,many people have to work longer hours or work at a second job.3.She works in New Jersey as a social worker from 8:30a.m.until 12:30p.m. In the late afternoon and in the evenings, she sees private customers. On the weekends, she works as caterer(宴会承办者) . It costs so much to support her family, she says, that working less is not impossible.
But there is a second reason for peoples overwork. 4.Employees feel that they have no choice. If they don't agree to work overtime, they are afraid that they will he fired by their companies. Changes in technology make it easier for people to be working all the time.With faxes, cellphones, and e-mail, people can work even when they are on holiday.
5.If things continue this way into the future, we may never get to leave the office, at least not for long. Or people may begin to say, “This is enough. I need my relaxing time.”
A.Take the example of Lily P.
B.Most of people's work will be replaced by the robots.
C.People working longer hours will be much better paid.
D.More people are working long hours for two reasons.
E.Where will technology and the demands of the workweek take us?
F.Today, many companies are trying to do more work with fewer workers.
G.Actually, more people nowadays are working 10 to12 hours a day, six days a week than ever before.
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