I believe if a person can manage their life and work they will be happier and the happier they are at home the happier they are on the job.ģ-17. People who feel that their hands are tied when life’s unexpected happens will be happier on the job. Also, if a person is out of work someone else may have to complete that person’s job if there is no flexibility, therefore overloading the other staff member. If you have a sick family member, you can sit with them and still do your work in a timely manner and the business can continue to live up to it’s standard of excellence. Individuals will be able to attend to those situations and still be able to complete task at a later time and in a different environment. Flexability on the job may give individuals the satisfaction they need in the event that their kids may have to go to the doctor, dentist or even get sick. “A recent European study indicated that job satisfaction is positively correlated with life satisfaction, in that you attitudes and experiences in life spill over into your job approaches and experiences” (O.B.). People who are in college, newly married, new moms, single parents, men/women that have families are types of people who may be looking for flexibility in the work world.ģ-16. I believe if a business offer flex hours, it will draw the type of people that will need flexibility in the work place. Certain jobs draw different people for different reasons, and flexibility may be one of them. As I read earlier in the text, employers should know their employers, and look at the absentism and what may have stooped the work load from getting complete at a reasonable time. Especially if the business is mainly female workplace, those individuals will benefit from the flexibility. I think that flexible work arrangements can succeed depending on the type of work task that a business performs. According to researchers, Americans are taught that having high self.Case 1- The Pursuit of Happiness: Flexibilityģ-5. Researchers maintain that the abundance of opportunities and individual freedoms for American’s have skewed the perception of happiness when compared to our Asian counterparts. Our consumption and subjective well-being are directly correlated to our level of discipline. Nowadays, more and more advertisers promote self wealth and we live in a more consumer based society. Television used to be flooded with family friendly programming and propaganda. Family was always revered as the number one priority for many. Over the last forty years Americans have become more and more disconnected from one another. It is instilled in many of us not to worry about the next person. We, as Americans, are encouraged at a very young age to be an individuals, to be responsible for our own actions, and only show sympathy when needed. When I began to think about it, it appears to be a selfish term. How much money they are going to make, how much property they own, or how many friends one may have is indicative of an individualistic style of happiness. This particular style of happiness is only relevant to one’s self. It is said that Americans practice a very individualistic style of happiness. What makes or keeps an individual happy? Is it a big house, a fancy car, millions of dollars, success, family or friends? A combination of things can contribute to one’s happiness, but will they sustain that happiness? Given this information one can deduce that happiness, just as beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder. For others it is viewed as only a temporary state and should be shared with amongst one’s community. For some, happiness, or the pursuit thereof, is a personal and life long journey. Merriam-Webster (2013) defines the term happiness as a state of well-being and contentment.
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