Discussion Questions: Work 3 by Cristina Cabal Díaz

Dulce Sánchez

2017-02-09 18:24:06 UTC

Nowadays,well- qualified people don´t have a job because there is an enormous economic crisis. In this way, doctors, nurses, lawyers, young people in general, go abroad to work because, here, they can only have a part-time job, or an underpaid job, or be unemployed. This is a difficult time for having a good job.

Daniel Rodriguez

2017-02-10 11:17:07 UTC

Working in Spain today is a terrorrific experience. It´s sad to say that but it´s true. There is a big rate of unemployement and if you are going to set up your own business, don´t expect a great aid from the government, althouht there are some brave people who did it. This situation makes the youth go abroad or try to get a permanent job in some of the many administrations.

Diana Alvarez

2017-02-10 15:04:52 UTC

In my opinion the best jobs in my country are working for the government as a civil servant because you have a permanent job,a good salary with good schedules and a lot of holidays.
I prefer working in an office from Monday to Friday in the morning and it doesn't matter to me if it is a boring job

Raquel Rgz Prieto

rodriguezprietoraquel — 2017-02-10 16:14:00 UTC

Liberal professions have always been cosidered the best Jobs,because they are well-paid. Frequently they give people ,a permanent job and a social status.The public servant is a profession,today,so much valued ,basicaly because it`s a permanent job.Today,high-level sportsmen are really well-paid. Scientists or investigators earn less money,and I think,they aren`t so well considered,in spite of their work being quite important.

Tania Prieto López

2017-02-11 13:25:23 UTC

The jobs that in my country are considered good jobs are probably those of, politicians, doctors, surgeons, judges and perhaps lawyers.
I think we depend a lot on them. We need doctors so we can be healthy again, surgeons who can operate on people who need it. Judges and lawyers who make sentences but sadly in Spain the policy is horrible, we have a serious crisis and many people have to become self-employed.

Elisa Cañada Campa

2017-02-11 16:00:49 UTC

Nowadays Spain is suffering a crisis and one of the most affected sectors are jobs and their conditions. The first problem is that there are a lot of well-qualified young people but working conditions are bad and underpaid so they have to go abroad to get a better life. The second problem is many companies have to sack a lot of people (old people mainly) and they have difficulties in getting a job.

Maricarmen Ballester

ballestermoralesm — 2017-02-11 16:07:08 UTC

I consider that a job is good when it is permanent, full-time and you earn a good salary. You need to have good qualifications and good luck for getting it because in my country most of jobs are temporary and badly-paid.

Jorge Serrano

2017-02-11 20:25:48 UTC

In my country there are good jobs, like lawyer, politician, factory worker, doctor, policeman, fireman... Unfortunately few people can have one of these jobs. The level of unemployees is very high and many of them had to go abroad to look for a job. I wish that the situation will improve in the future and we will be able to have a good job.

Mónica Ojeda Bango

2017-02-12 09:39:49 UTC

Working conditions in my country are old.
The workig hours are long , the people spend about 10 hours a day in their jobs .In this way it is very difficult the family reconcilation.
On the other hand, most of the contracts are temporary, for this people can not ask for a loan in the bank .For this the economy is dead.

Mercedes Martinez

2017-02-12 12:08:57 UTC

My country has had a big economic crisis, the government makes it easier for companies to sack staff.
There are a lot of people unemployed,they are looking for a job,but it isn't easy to get a job.
Most people who are working have temporary contracts,and they are underpaid.Young people who are well qualified are getting a job abroad,and I think this is not good for our country.

Pedro M. Suárez García

2017-02-12 13:03:18 UTC

Nowdays, finding a job is a hard task in Spain. Even, if you have university studies, you cannot find a good job probably. There are a lot of people unemployed and young people have precarious jobs frecuently.

In addition, most people are not happy in their jobs because they do not have the possibility of choosing.

María Aguirre González

2017-02-12 15:36:18 UTC

I would say the working conditions in my country are very bad. There are many people who do a lot of overtime and they are underpaid. Many people are well-qualified, but they are working in low-qualification jobs. In my opinion, the worst thing is that, if you are earning a good salary, you are sacked because you are not an economic employee, the company is losing money with you... you are only one number.

Ana Isabel Arrojo

2017-02-12 15:58:20 UTC

Working conditions in my country are really bad because of recession in Spain. Nowdays, there're a lot of unemployed people so there're few jobs for a lot of people so it's very difficult to get a job. For example, salaries are very low, employees work overtime and they sometimes aren't paid. Some employees are underpaid, considering the amount of responsibility of their jobs. For this reason, a lot of people are self-employed.

2017-02-12 16:19:17 UTC

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Carolina Cachorro

2017-02-12 18:23:09 UTC

Sadly, most people in Spain have very hard working conditions.
Since 2008, we are in an economic crisis. Nowadays, there are too many unemployed people in our country, and a lot of companies have used this to worsen working conditions.
Several people earn the same, or even, less money than before 2008.
If you look for a job, most job offers are part-time jobs, but sometimes it is a trick... You have to work more hours, but you don't earn more money.
For this, too many young people look for a job in other countries. It's sad, but it's a truth.

Beatriz Pérez

2017-02-12 18:57:42 UTC

Working conditions in my country aren´t good at the moment. People are well qualified and the minimun salary is very low. Students usually go to work abroad when they finish their degrees because in Spain they don't have many opportunities.
In lots of companies people can´t conciliate the job with the personal life.
I think the government should analyze the conditions.

Mª Luz Povedano

2017-02-12 19:26:39 UTC

I think working conditions in my country aren´t as good as in other European countries. In Spain, we work so many hours every day that we don´t have enough free time to do other things. We work until eight or nine p.m. so when we get home we are too tired

Daniel Southall Valiña

2017-02-12 20:31:55 UTC

There are a lot of people without a job.They are unemployed but most employers have a temporary job, sometimes they worked six months and then were sacked because summer finished. Now it is difficult to have a permanent job or full-time,only people with a bit of luck have it. But our president said to us that they were creating new jobs,although if this affirmation was true,there would not be so many poor people. The working conditions are worse than in other countries

Pedro del Mazo

2017-02-13 05:33:41 UTC

To be honest, I think that current working conditions in my country are really poor and I am going to give you some reasons that confirm it: 1.- The number of unemployed people is increasing every day. 2.- In general, salaries are five - ten per cent less than before 2008, when the crisis period started. 3.- Today, workers have to do overtime in most business and work more hours than years ago for the same price.

David Martín Melero

2017-02-13 09:02:12 UTC

If you ask people, most of them will name any well-paid job as a good one, despite the fact that the conditions are hard or the worker has to put his life at risk. Doctors, pilots, dockers, even teachers only for their holidays... Sadly, like Antonio Machado said, Spain is a cainite country, and we prefer to criticize the ones who have jobs with better conditions than us instead of fighting for improve ours.

Marta Villarino Giménez

2017-02-13 11:48:55 UTC

In Spain the jobs which are considered good jobs are jobs related to medicine, planes, courts or computers like airplane pilots, air traffic controllers, executive directors, surgeons, anesthetists, radiologists, notaries, judges, system analysts or mobile apps developers which are the top tengood jobs in Spain and they are the well-paid jobs.

Ana Belén Pérez

abpcano — 2017-02-13 13:10:42 UTC

In Spain working conditions are really bad. Lot of jobs are temporary jobs, and people can't live with their salaries. On the other hand, having a permanent job doesn't mean you have a definitive job, because of the new work laws, you can be sacked in any moment.

If you want to be self-employed, you must pay high taxes, so it isn't easy either.

Chuny

cristina_cabal — 2017-02-13 16:04:05 UTC

After some wonderful years with plently of money and opportunities we knew a strong crisis and its effects have lasted up to date.

The government has been taking steps in order to create more employment but at the expense of making the dismissals cheaper and easier for entrepreneurs than a few years ago.

Many young people who studied here had to emigrate to other countries and accept some jobs not especially well-paid, and many times not in the best conditions.

Most of the rest that live here have to comform working from time to time in temporary jobs and then remain unemployed for long,at first with some subsidies and then without them

Laura Ferrer

2017-02-13 16:12:38 UTC

Maybe one of the most important jobs in our country is to be a doctor. They are well considered in our society. Also because you need a high qualification to be a doctor. Firstly, you need a high mark to pass an exam and enter the university. Secondly, you have to study a 5 -year degree and after that, a master. So this career is very important in our country because you have to study a lot to save lives.

JUAN GOMILA

2017-02-13 17:13:33 UTC

What jobs in your country are considered to be good jobs? Why?

In my opinion, the best jobs are those related to health: especially doctors, nurses, etc., also lawyers and engineers, pilots and successful entrepreneurs. Fundamentally I think it's because people admire the economic success and social prestige of certain professions, for the years of study necessary to become a doctor or the difficulty of running a company.

ELISA M. GARCIA LOPEZ

2017-02-13 22:33:08 UTC

What jobs in your country are considered to be good jobs? Why?
In my opinion, In Spain ,the jobs that are usually considered good jobs, all those related to health, law, management, civil servant, financial system ( bank employers, brokers)…I think it is due to the fact that they are supposed to be well-paid , and they give people a special status.On the other hand, this kind of jobs have a difficult access because of the hard studies and long years it takes to get the degree.