Not long ago collage graduat(es) in fields like health care,engineering,law,business administration
(could) practically (wright their own) tickets, as the saying goes, when (it) came to getting a
job.
Skilled workers (were in) such demand (in) aroaring economy (that they could) stroll up to booths
(at) job fairs, shake few hands and maybe fill out an application, if (a) job interested (them).
If they never got a call for (an) interview that was no big deal, because other companies (were
fighting) for their services.
(On the) job, a new ethic was developing, one (that had) little to do with working hard. Struggling
to hold under (onto) their best people, companies passed out (lavish incentives) and ran
sensetively training sessions to be sure thier employees (were) content. Personal growth, job
satisfaction, (were the buzzwords).
One five years study in (the) 1990s paid for by some of America's biggest companies found a
(restless) workforth more insterested in (itself) (than) in loyalty to a paticular company.
If workholics, toiling (untill) all hours to make big money, and climbed (the) coorporate ladder,
had been the model for the 1980's, workers whd (saw) their job (as) part of (their) total life
style (were) the (norm) in the 1990's.
But how things (have) changed yet again. have you seen video of the long lines of the unemployed,
who are now jousting with fresh collage graduates for the few high-paying job (that are) open?
Have you ever heard the interviews with people who have good jobs? saying they (count themselves)
lucky?
Have you heard about the former executives (who),for minimum wages, now (flip) hambers, or greet
customers at discount stores and (thrilled for) the work?
In short, it's a buyer's market once again. Employers with jobs to fill hold the cards, you don't
hear so much about sensetively sessions (gauging) workers' level of happiness. Right now many
Americans (are) plenty happy, just to have a job.
perk :
ticket:
as the saying goes: 이런 말이 있는 것 처럼,
roaring economy: 활발한 경제,
stroll up: 이래저래 슬쩍 구경하듯이
toiling: 아주 애쓰는
climbed (the) coorporate ladder: 승진을 하다
norm: 규범
jousting: 겨루다