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Do you view work as a burden or an opportunity? Are you the kind of person who looks for ways to se your energy or the kind that finds spending your energy satisfying? Why do people like to plain about work? Find the answers to question like these in the following essay.

WHY PEOPLE WORK

Leonard R. Sayles

Jobs and work do much more than most of us realize to provide happiness sand contentment. We're all used to thinking that work provides the material things of life —— the goods and services that make possible our modern civilization. But we are much less conscious of the extent to which work provides the more intangible, but more crucial, psychological well-being that can make the difference between a full and an empty life.

Historically, work has been associated with slery and sin and punishment. And in our own day we are used to hearing the traditional plaints: "I can't wait for my vacation," "I wish I could stay home today," "My boss treats me poorly," "I've got too much work to do and not enough time to do it." Against this background, it may well e as a surprise to learn that not only psychologists but other behioral scientists he e to accept the positive contribution of work to the individual's happiness and sense of personal achievement. Work is more than a necessity for most human beings; it is the focus of their lives, the source of their identity and creativity.

Rather than a punishment or a burden, work is the opportunity to realize one's potential. Many psychiatrists heading mental health clinics he observed its healing effect. A good many patients who feel depressed in clinics gain renewed self-confidence when gainfully employed and lose some, if not all, of their most acute symptoms. Increasingly, institutions dealing with mental health problems are establishing workshops wherein those too sick to get a job in "outside" industry can work, while every effort is exerted to arrange "real" jobs for those well enough to work outside.

And the reverse is true, too. For large numbers of people, the absence of work is harmful to their health. Retirement often brings many problems surrounding the "What do I do with myself?" question, even though there may be no financial cares. Large numbers of people regularly get headaches and other illnesses on weekends when they don't he their jobs to go to, and must fend for themselves. It has been observed that unemployment, quite aside from exerting financial pressures, brings enormous psychological troubles and that many individuals deteriorate rapidly when jobless.

But why? Why should work be such a significant source of human satisfaction? A good share of the answer rests in the kind of pride that is stimulated by the job, by the activity of acplishing.

Pride in Acplishment

The human being longs for a sense of being acplished, of being able to do things, with his hand, with his mind, with his will. Each of us wants to feel he or she has the ability to do something that is meaningful and that serves as a tribute to our inherent abilities.

It is easiest to see this in the craftsman who lovingly shapes some cheap material into an object that may be either useful or beautiful or both. You can see the carpenter or bricklayer stand aside and admire the product of his personal skill.

But even where there is no obvious end product that is solely attributable to one person's skill, researchers he found that employees find pride in acplishment. Our own research in hospitals suggests that even the housekeeping and laundry staffs take pride in the fact that in their own ways they are helping to cure sick people —— and thus acplishing good deal.

We're often misled by the plaints surrounding difficult work; deep down most people regard their won capacity to conquer the tough job as the mark of their own unique personality. plaining is just part of working After all, how else do you know who you are, except as you can demonstrate the ability of your mind to control you limbs ad hands and words? You are, in significant measure, what you can do.

Some are deceived into thinking that people like to store up energy, to rest and se themselves as much as possible. Just the opposite. It is energy expenditure that is satisfying.

Just watch an employee who must deal with countless other people because his or her job is at some central point in a munications work: a salesman at a busy counter, a stock broker on the phone, a customer representative. They will tell you how much skill and experience it takes to answer countless questions and handle various kinds of personalities every hour of the day. Not everyone can interact with such persistence and over long hours, but those who do, pride themselves on a distinctive ability that contributes mightily to the running of the anization.

But work is more than acplishment and pride in being able to mand the job, because except for a few craftsmen and artists most work takes place "out in the world," with an through other people.

Esprit de corps

Perhaps an example will make the point:

I remember viewing a half dozen me in a chair factory whose job it was to bend several pieces of steel and attach them so that a folding chair would result. While there were ten or twelve of these "teams" that worked together, one in particular was known for its perfect coordination and lightning-like efforts. The men knew they were good. They would work spurts for twenty or thirty minutes before taking a break —— to show themselves, bystanders and other groups what it was to be superbly skilled and self-controlled, to be the best in the factory.

When I talked with them, each expressed enormous pride in being a part of the fastest, best team. And this sense of belonging to an acplished work group is one of the distinctive satisfactions of the world of work.

One further word about work group satisfactions. Unlike may other aspects of life, relationships among people at work tend to be simpler, less plicated, somewhat less emotional. This is not to say there aren't arguments and jealousies, but, on the whole, behioral research discloses that human relations at work are just easier, perhaps because they are more regular and predictable and thus simpler to adjust to than the sporadic, the more intense and less regular relationships in the munity. And the work group also gently pressures its members to learn how to adjust to one another so that the "rough edges" are worked off because people know they must do certain things with and through one another each day.

Beyond the team and the work group, there is the anization, whether it be pany or hospital or university. The same pride in being part of a well-coordinated, successful unit is derived from being part of a larger collectivity. Working for a pany that is though of as being part of the best in the munity can provide employees with both status and self-confidence. They assume, usually with good reason, that others regard them more highly, even envy them, and that they are more petent than the erage because of this association with a "winner," a prestigious institution. We in truth bask in the reflected glory of the institution, and we seek ways of asserting our membership so that others will know and can recognize our good fortune.

New Words

contentment

n. happiness; satisfaction 满足

civilization

n. 文明

intangible

a. that can not be touched or grasped 触摸不到的

crucial

a. decisive; critical 决定性的，关键的

psychological

a. of the soul or mind 心理的

historically

ad. in the course of history, in accordance with or in respect to history

associate

vt. connect or bring together in one's mind 联想

slery

n. the system of hing sles; the condition of being a sle 奴隶制度；奴隶身份

sin

n. behior that is against the principles of morality; an immoral act 罪孽

punishment

n. punishing or being punished 惩罚

plaint

n. plaining; a statement expressing unhappiness, pain, dissatisfaction 抱怨

behioral

a. of or hing to do with behior 行为的

contribution

n. act of contributing; sth. contributed

necessity

n. sth. that is necessary; the condition of being necessary, needed or unoidable 必需品；必要性

focus

n. the central point; centre of interest 焦点

creativity

n. the ability to produce new and original ideas and things; inventiveness创造性

clinic

n. building or part of a hospital where doctors give specialized medical treatment and advice; a medical institution for special purposes 诊所

heal

v. （cause to） bee healthy 治愈，愈合，痊愈

depressed

a. sad; low in spirits 精神抑郁的，情绪沮丧的

depress

vt. make sad, low in spirits

renew

vt. reestablish; give new life and freshness to 使更新

gainfully

ad. profitably

acute

a. severe; strong 严重的，急性的

symptom

a. a change in the body's condition that indicates illness 症状

institution

n. a society, club, college or any anization established for some public or social purpose 公共机构

workshop

n. a room of building which contains tools or machinery for making or repairing things 车间，工场

wherein

conj. in which

exert

vt. use（strength, skill, etc.） 尽力

reverse

n. the opposite; the other way round, the back 相反，背面

absence

n. non-existence; lack

retirement

n. instance of retiring or being retired; condition of being retired 退休

financial

a. relating to money 财政的；金融的

weekend

n. Saturday and Sunday, esp. when considered as a holiday from work

fend

vi. provide（for） 供养；照料

unemployment

n. the state of being unemployed

significant

a. of noticeable importance or effect 重大的

significance n.

satisfaction

n. be state of being satisfied 满足

satisfactory a.

acplished

a. skilled, expert 有才艺的；有造诣的

tribute

n. material evidence of one's worth, virtue, etc.

inherent

a. existing as a natural and permanent part or quality of 内在的，生来的

craftsman

n. a highly skilled workman 手艺人，（名）工匠

bricklayer

n. a workman who builds with bricks

attributable

a. that can be attributed 可归因于……的

attribute

vt. 把……归因为

housekeeping

n. management of a home and its affairs 家政

staff

n. the group of workers who carry on a job （全体）员工

capacity

n. ability, power; the amount that sth. can hold or produce 能力；容量

tough

a. difficult to do or deal with 艰巨的

unique

n. being the only one of its type 独特的

limb

n. the leg, arm. or wing of an animal 肢，翼

opposite

n. a person or thing that is entirely different from another 对立面，对立物

countless

a. very many; too many to be counted

broker

n. person who buys and sells for others 经纪人，掮客

stock broker

n. a person who buys and sells stocks and bonds for other for a mission 证券经纪人

representative

n. a person acting in place of one or more others 代表

interact

vi. act on each other 相互作用

persistence

n. the act or fact of keeping on doing sth in spite of difficulty or opposition 坚持

persist vi.

distinctive

a. clearly marking a person or thing as different from other 特殊的；与众不同的

mightily

ad. with power and strength; greatly

esprit de corps

n. （French） spirit of loyalty and devotion which unites the members of a group or society 团体精神，集体荣誉感

coordination

n. harmonious adjustment or working together 协调

coordinate vt.

lightning

闪电

bystander

n. a person standing near but not taking part in an event or activity; onlooker 旁观者

superbly

ad. magnificently; first class

aspect

n. one side or view of a subject 方面

relationship

n. a friendship between people; connection 关系

disclose

make known; show by uncovering 揭示

sporadic

a. occurring now and then; occasional 零星发生的,偶尔的

collectivity

n. people collectively, especially as forming a munity or state 集体

collective a.

status

n. （high） social or professional position 地位,身份

envy

vt. feel admiration or ill-will toward （sb.） because he has the good fortune one wishes to he 羡慕;妒忌

winner

n. one that wins or seems destined to win or be successful

prestigious

a. hing respect that results from the good reputation （of a person, nation, etc.）有声望的

bask

vi. sit or lie in enjoyable warmth and light （舒适地） 取暖,享受

reflect

vt. throw back （light, heat, sound or image） 反射;反映

assert

vt. demonstrate the existence of; declare forcefully 宣称,断言

membership

n. the state of being a member, of a club, society, etc. all the members of a club, society, etc.

Phrases doing work

one the whole

considering everything; in general

work off

get rid of, dispose 除去，清除

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