Work Values Ayu Novianti Riska Agustiyarini Work Values
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Work Values Ayu Novianti Riska Agustiyarini
Work Values refers to the things or activities that relates to an occupation.
Work Values Workaholics The “Work Ethic” The “American Dream” Rewards and Job Satisfaction
The “Work Ethic” The work ethic motivates people to work hard in order to becomes successful. The work ethic imbues work with the quality of goodness. Whether or not success was achieved, work attitudes religions and moral values as illustrated in the expression.
The “American Dream” Many people believe that there is equality of opportunity that allows anyone to becomes successful. Horatio Alger, who write about the “America dreams”, described about poor people who became rich because of their hard work, honesty, and luck. No matter how poor, they were capable of becoming wealthy as long has they were diligent and various. The ”American Dreams” is now describe as a myth, it is still difficult for several million American to “get ahead”.
Rewards and Job Satisfaction Rewards for achievement in work are personal as well as financial, there is increased job satisfaction when employees have the opportunity to develop creative and intellectual skills.
Workaholics describes an individual who is as addicted to work as an alcoholic is to liquor. As a result of the work ethic, these people are internally “driven” to work.
CULTURAL NOTES “Blue-Collar worker” refers to manual laborers and skilled and unskilled workers. “White-collar workers” refers to such employees as salesperson, clerks, secretaries, “professional”. A “union” is an organization of wage earners formed for the purpose of protecting the worker with respect to wages and working conditions. Minimum wage refers to the lowest possible amount of money an employer can pay an employee over the age of eighteen. In 1970 minimum wage was $1. 30 per hour; in 1980 it was $3. 10.
An employee in the United States is expected to be loyal to the employer while on the job but is free to change jobs whenever he or she wishes to. The average amount of time people have for vacation is generally between two and four weeks per year. Vacation time generally increases with the time an employee has worked in one place.
