Topic 12:Different additional working hours among diverse professions

　　From the bar chart given above, we can observe that it reflects the statistics of additional working hours among different kinds of professions. Self-employed businessmen spends nearly 2 hours per day in working overtime, ranking first. On the contrary, civil servants’ additional working hours is the shortest, only less than 50 minutes per day. The overtime of scientific researchers, cultural and sports workers and teachers ranks from 80 minutes to less than 50 minutes.

　　The bar chart informs us of the phenomenon that there exists some difference in additional working hours among diverse careers, especially between self-employed businessmen and civil servants. Ample reasons can account for this phenomenon: firstly, to make more profits, businessmen have to spend more time in manufacturing products, attracting and retaining customers and managing staffs. Moreover, with the competition becoming fiercer, they have no alternative but to work overtime to avoid being eliminated by the market and their rivals. When it comes to civil servants, things are not all the thing. Confronted with less risks and pressures, leading a steady and routine life, they don’t have to work overtime frequently.

　　Working overtime is a two-bladed sword. Surely, it will both generate considerable benefits. However, it will give rise to some damages. We should balance our work, life and health. Otherwise we will eventually become a machine and slave of work. (224words)

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