Employees in many countries change jobs more often than previous generations of workers. They don't expect to find a job with a company that will take care of them for the rest their lives. But what is the cause of this trend? Is it a new economy, new ways of doing business, or the employees themselves? A more globalized economy has had effect on employment.
A large number of companies are now international, and one of them may decide that moving its offices from Germany to Poland, for example, is in its best interest. That means employees who live and work in Germany may be asked to relocate their families to a new country or be told that their jobs are simply eliminated.
Companies have also responded to economic pressures by restructuring for greater efficiency. This sort of change within a company usually means that unnecessary jobs are cut, or that fewer employees must do more work. In either case, some employees find themselves looking for new jobs. New technology has also had an impact on workplaces. The increasing use of personal computers has meant fewer jobs for office secretaries, as their former bosses do their own word processing and letter writing, and for travel agents, as more travelers make their own reservations online. Automation, including the use of robotic devices, has replaced workers in clothing factories, post offices, and telephone companies, to name just a few.
Besides these economic and technological reasons, today's employees are also responsible for more frequent job changes. Workers in the past were less likely to leave a company because they were dissatisfied with working conditions or because they didn't get along well with their fellow employees. People today expect to enjoy their work and to get a high degree of personal satisfaction from what they do for a living.
Employees may also leave a job because they have learned all they can learn from their current job. Getting a new job means gaining new skills and making new contracts, and these skills and relationships could bring them a step closer to their dream job”, the one that is challenging, emotionally and financially rewarding, and preferably closer to home or their children's school.
Finally, companies start up and close down more quickly than they once did. Employees who suspect that their employer is not doing well may decide to start looking for a new position before the company closes its doors.
Question 35. The passage is mainly about ___________
A. reasons companies aren't taking care of employees as they once did
B. ways in which international companies have caused a loss of jobs
C. reasons employees change jobs more frequently than they did in the past
D. the contrast between employers of the past and employers nowadays
Question 36. How has globalization affected employment?
A. Companies may relocate and cut jobs.
B. Employees in Western Europe are at a disadvantage.
C. Companies are not interested in keeping employees.
D. Employees may refuse to move to a different country.
Question 37. What is one reason employees might keep their current jobs nowadays?
A. They are worried when the company is not successful.
B. They are happy and satisfied with their work.
C. They want a higher salary and more benefits.
D. Their employers provide bad working conditions.
Question 38. The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to ___________
A. workers in the past B. working conditions
C. fellow employees D. people today
Question 39. According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT ___________
A. some international companies may decide to move their offices to new places
B. sometimes higher efficiency comes from cutting unnecessary jobs
C. some travel agents have been affected because of new technologies
D. employees have no right to follow their dream of getting an excellent job
Question 40. Which of the following is NOT part of most people's dream job?
A. emotional rewards B. a long commute C. lots of money D. challenging work
Question 41. The phrase "closes its doors” in the last sentence probably means ___________
A. stops a working day dismisses its workers B. stops doing business
C. dismisses its workers D. shuts all its doors
Question 42. It can be understood from the passage that, nowadays, ___________
A. employees leave their jobs more because they can't have a good relationship with other co-workers
B. employees are actually as happy with their jobs as their fathers and grandfathers were with theirs
C. clothing factories, post offices and telephone companies are the only places using automation
D. employees sometimes falsely think they have learned all they can learn from their present jobs
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