Work

1. Are you currently studying or working?

2. Do you enjoy your job? Why?

3. Would you be willing to work at night?

4. Which do you prefer between working alone and in a team?

5. If you could change your profession, what would you do?

6. What do you like about your job?

7. How do you think your job will change in the future?

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Work

1. Are you currently studying or working?

Well, I’ve been working for a construction company for about 10 years…I’m in charge of contacting companies we’re working with and managing projects…I like my work because it’s quite challenging and compelling, and it pays well, too.

Well, at the moment I’m a full time student of English, preparing for the IELTS test, but... I used to work for a company. When I decided to immigrate to Australia about 6 months ago, I quit my job and now I spend most of my time studying English.

2. Do you enjoy your job? Why?

Yeah, I enjoy my work quite a lot, because... it provides me with plenty of opportunities to widen my knowledge and skills… Plus... it enables me to meet with many new people and it’s also quite challenging. But... what I dislike about my work is that I have to work until late at night sometimes, so it’s often stressful. But overall I like my job very much.

3. Would you be willing to work at night?

Erm... If it’s urgent, definitely yeah, because employees should have a sense of responsibility. So... if the company needs me for a certain task, I should get it done. That said... it’s also true that many workers tend to work overtime unwillingly because they want their employers to consider them reliable staff, which results in heavy stress for employees.

4. Which do you prefer between working alone and in a team?

Right... I’m much more interested in group working, because... for me, the most important aspect of working is the sense of cooperation with colleagues. Many jobs these days tend to rely on cooperation, so it’s very important for workers to enjoy working in a group and have a certain level of team spirit.

5. If you could change your profession, what would you do?

If I had the opportunity to change my job I’d work in the field of hospitality, somewhere such as hotels, cafés and restaurants. Erm...It’s been a dream of mine to work in a hotel in an exotic country, and also… providing services to people and dealing with customers is something I’m good at and enjoy

6. What do you like about your job?

Well, I like every aspect of my job. You know, whether it´s the working environment or my coworkers, it’s all very satisfying. I work in a stress-free environment, my workload isn’t too heavy, and my colleagues are very friendly. So I like it.

7. How do you think your job will change in the future?

Erm... In the near future, I think jobs like mine, in construction, will be very scarce due to the fact that Korean people these days have a tendency to work in less stressful or physically-demanding positions. Also... in modern society, people are more health conscious... so in the future, like nowadays, people will tend to stay away from construction sites.

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