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like atmosphere. They should offer a big range of prod ucts. Moreover, company workers shouldn’t focus on their needs.

Secondly, employees should establish long term rela tionships with their loyal customers. That’s why they should keep the dialogue open for customers, and also they should work in competent outfit. Experts say that com petent outfit rules the roost.

On top of everything, company workers look forward to taking risks and making dare decisions. That’s why they should be decision makers. Also company workers should go straight to the point, though it’s a big risk. My friend earns $1000000, because he goes straight to the point and his customers like it.

In conclusion, I would like to say, that company work ers should both take risks and meet customers’ needs. If they don’t do this, they can’t get high job titles or occupy prestigious positions. This is a new global world economic approach in team building relationships.

Alexander Petrichenko

St Petersburg

#4.

Never make a deal if the fear of loosing overshadows the prospects of winning. Is it really so? I’ll try to give me reasons and ideas about this topic.

Firstly, I would like to say that if you want to be a pro spective manager or businessman you ought to be a pro fessional psychologist, I mean that you have to “read” your partner, a person you are dealing with, like a book.

Secondly, I advice you to know everything about your opponent, his preferences and weak points, because you can control him through his passions.

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Thirdly, if you are interested in dealing with your op ponent, you need to have excellent manners, to be as po lite as possible and don’t forget about smile. To my mind it’s very important to be friendly.

At last I would like to speak about dangers of partner ship. If your partner is too nervous or he looks not straight to your eyes it is easy to guess that he lies. If something is wrong with the contract never sign it!

To conclude I’d like to say that there are a lot of dan gers in dealing with people, but there are also many posi tive points. I suppose that if you know how to charm your opponent you’ll succeed. Be cunning and a bit selfish be cause only determined people are always on top.

Ilya Vasilyev

St Petersburg

Assignment: What do you think about causeDandDeffect job satisD faction phenomenon? Give reasons.

#1. A cause and effect phenomenon of job satisfaction.

In nowadays a lot of people are looking for job. There are several reasons why they do that: some people are un happy at their ‘now’ work or they don’t like working long hours, while others want better working opportunities or bigger salary. We can give thousands of reasons why people want to change their job. But in my opinion some of them are very serious.

First of all, everybody wants to have social protection. Not every company gives health insurance or pay for holi days to their employees.

The second reason why people are unhappy at their work is because they work a lot but have small salary. There are

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a lot of bad employers which ‘load their worker’s shoul ders’. Often a hard working boss wants his employees to work hard, too.

Thirdly, a lot of people want to work for a successful company or have independence of running their own busi ness. Of course, there are many pros and cons of working for a successful big company. As a result, you will have a big salary, social benefits and working flexibility.

In conclusion I would like to say that a lot of people all over the world are unhappy and get rid of their job. But if we look across nations, we find that small European coun tries tend to be at the top of the job satisfaction league table. So, if Russian economy rises to a high level, we all will have well paid jobs and be happy at our work.

Sergey Bogdanov,

St Petersburg

#2. Money Motivation or Working Conditions?

One my friend thinks that money is everything. But I am sure that he is not right because it’s very important to get good working conditions.

Money motivation is easy to promote in a big company because the big company diverts more facility to improve status of their employees. For example, my friend works in a big organization. The leader in this company constant ly encourages his employees. The perks and benefits may be very attractive: for example, bonus, commission, pre sents and others. But in small companies leaders forgo an increase in salary for personal profits. I believe, money motivation promotes job satisfaction.

However, working conditions are as important as money motivation. For instance, my uncle works far from his home and it takes to his work for two hours to get there.

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It’s very uncomfortable. And my sister works in a very unfriendly team. It disturbs her, and she wants to change her job.

So, location of the company, good colleagues, a good boss and promotion opportunities are very important fac tors for job satisfaction.

I think that all the companies in the world must com bine money motivation and good working conditions. All leaders should remember that money motivation and work ing conditions may coexist only in a prosperous company.

Alexandra Latortseva, 19

St Petersburg

#3.

How can you achieve high living standards?

First of all, the best thing, that gives you the higher living standards is, if you are on a good salary with pro motion opportunities and good working environment. For example, free ergonomic chair, laptops. Knowledge is the main thing which leads to the best career possibilities.

It is easy to get promotion in a big company, because it has a good corporate culture, career opportunities and po tential. In other words, promotion opportunities make workers become so “snobby”. That is why a top manager should value his staff activities and other indexes of good work, and be the real leader of his firm to increase of pro ductivity.

Although differentiated salary is a good motivation to work more efficiently. Therefore, the highest position is paid generously. But the executives, who occupy the same post, may earn a different salary, because a big company has an employee incentive scheme which includes various rewards (perks, fringe benefits) for a good performance.

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Hence, high living standards depend on money as sistance, wages, job title, promotion opportunities, re ward and social caring. According to the survey held by office Angels, the top position of living standards belongs to money benefits. On the second level there are job titles. More than 40 per cent of workers can forgo an increase in salary for job titles, because “professional” sounding position gives a high social status. Social wel fare takes the third place. This includes free health in surance, on side child care, cut price food, corporate cul ture.

Above all, to my mind, the best thing that gives you the highest living standards is a good salary combined with promotion opportunities and friendly working environ ment.

Natalya Emelyanova, 20

Stary Oskol, Belgorod region

#4. Working Time and Private Life

Let’s count! As a rule, a man starts to work in 18– 20 years and finishes when he is a pensioner. In this case employees spend 2/3 of their life at work.

That is why it is more interesting to pay enough atten tion on job satisfaction. A company takes several commit ments to provide a flexible workplace, good salary, promo tion opportunities and good working environment. But the process of finding the right balance between these effects of job satisfaction is difficult.

However, there are some differentiations between male and female employees. As a rule, women are quite a lot more satisfied with their jobs than man. Because women rather prefer job position with fitness centers, on site childcare, call selling, cosmetic assistance.

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Company, however, shouldn’t interfere into their em ployees’ private life, because such actions lead to a nervous atmosphere in the team. What do you do when your pri vate life is discussed among your colleagues? More than that, it is disgusting and irritating.

On the other hand, a big organization has a wheel planned corporate culture, which is very efficient within the staff. As a rule, a top manager and pr specialists ex ploit different programs to involve new employees in the working process, to support the staff and encourage the team to be able to work on the valuable projects.

Natalya Emelyanova, 20

Stary Oskol, Belgorod region

#5. Job Satisfaction

Both women and men spend a great part of their life at work. Both women and men do looking forward for being happy and satisfied with their lifestyle.

It goes without saying that money motivation and per fect working environment make your living standards higher, as a result you feel like being more open minded and self confident in your private life and at work. Does, only few employees have such a pleasant combination of a high salary and healthy working atmosphere, haven’t they? Other words, what is more important nowadays? On the one hand, it is common knowledge that money motivation is priority for most people. Obviously, no one wants to make both ends meet. Sociological researches show that 59% women and 73% men are ready to change their job if their salary is even a little bit higher.

Nevertheless, some employees keep the idea that work ing environment is the main point. They are sure that it is impossible to be healthy, bright and happy without ex

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cellent relationships with colleagues, good boss and, be sides, career opportunities.

So, tastes differ, of course. In my opinion job satisfac tion contains lots of factors. For example, I’m ready to give up not far location of my office for feeling myself comfort ably among my colleagues. More over too low salary makes me feel nervous.

All in all, so many people so many minds. Every man is maker of his own fortune, they say. But stretching yourself and being hard working, talented and easy going person may help everyone to become sophisticated specialist and take pleasure from work.

Natalia Parfenova

St Petersburg

#6.

Modern people spent a lot of time at work. And I think that working conditions such as location, friendly colleagues, ca reer opportunities influence our creativity, open mindedness and career possibilities. Therefore, good working conditions arouse job satisfaction and desire to work better.

First of all, working atmosphere should be friendly and working facilities should be comfortable, because environ ment affects the behavior of employees. Good conditions make them more confident and, therefore, their work would be more productive.

Secondly, good location lets people concentrate on their work. Last summer I was working in an advertising com pany, which was located in a big prospect and there was no fan at the office. So we had to open the windows. And it was impossible to work with accompaniment of the cars’ engines.

Finally, a fair, charismatic boss and good colleagues bring up confidence and stability to the working envi

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ronment. Thus relationships are an essential part of pro ductive and efficient working. It’s important to feel you are a member of a team who gets on well with the colleagues, trying to maintain friendly relations with the staff.

Thus good working conditions arouse job satisfaction of employees and desire to work better. Hence, as a result, it leads to the company success. “You have made your bed, you are to sleep in it,” people say.

Nadezhda Danilova, 20,

Labytnangi

#7. Successful Combination

Saying that I would rather be a happy dustmen than an unhappy millionaire. So what should working conditions be, that employee will be happy. I think it depends of money and working conditions. The more money motivation and higher working conditions are, the better living standards and morale will be.

I think, every employer would like to have a lot of money and not to share it with anybody. But it is exclusive circle, because each employees do not like to work free of change. The head of one firm said that if you wanted a lot of money you had to share with others. Not only money motivation is very important, all other working conditions are impor tant too.

Imagine the situation: every day you stay at work during six or more hours. What atmosphere should be? Do you like to work in bad conditions? Of course, not. I think that every person who works in the firm should be created a nice work ing environment, comfortable work place with ergonomical ly chair and table. The most important things are: good col leagues, the atmosphere should be home like, relaxing.

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In conclusion I'd like to say that every employer must know how to combine all factors which I have mention above, and the employees will burn out in the work, will be creative, open minded and happy. Business will be suc cessful.

Katya Sveshnikova, 19

St Petersburg

#8. To What Extent do You Judge Someone by His Job Title?

Whether your job title is so important to you? Whether there is a difference what title you have got? Whether you have a good salary?

I think that job titles are very important, because they give job satisfaction and provide high social status. There fore, I could forgo an increase in salary for my job position.

The facts prove the statement that good job titles give job satisfaction. The 73% of regular workers say that they go to their work with pleasure if they possess such posts as chief executive or general manager.

Job titles give social status. My girlfriend began to ob tain a great respect at her job after her job title had changed from a “decent typist” to a “Digital Data Executive”.

Andrew Oswald, a Professor of economics, says that choosing between money and job titles it is necessary to choose a job title, and it will justify itself later.

Nadezhda Polyakova, 20,

Norilsk

#9.

To what extent do you long to get the job satisfaction? Only job title or money? I think the best thing that gives

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you high living standards is a good salary with promotion opportunity and friendly working environment.

A good salary is important cause of getting high living standards. But in fact the more money we earn, the more we want. My father worked in BBC getting bonuses and extra money expecting that he would get it once a month. So, employer gets satisfaction by getting rewards. Not only does enough money lead to higher living standard but also working environment does.

Workingenvironment shouldbeprovidedbyeverycompany. Health insurance, on site childcare, counseling, teeth fixing are necessary. It might mean everyone will be happy. Employ ees expecting better future and wishing desire for a decent work life balance offer the best working environment. A report of SAS Airlines magazine published yesterday re vealed among office workers campaigners for paternity leave.

It is easier to get promotion in a big company, but in small business it is easier to communicate with boss. In the big company I can stay for years changing job titles. On the other hand, it is possible to stick in the middle working in small company. Everybody knows that believing in happier life forgoes an increase in salary for a better job title.

I am sure, high wages, career possibilities and working around the clock will get you happy life. Burning out for office managers!

Irina Gavrilicheva, 19

St Petersburg

#10.

Are you satisfied with your job? What results can you enjoy of your profession? I’m sure high level of pay, good working conditions and promotion opportunities are the strongest motivating factors at work.