Topic 3 - Rikiel

In some countries, teenagers have jobs while they are still students. Do you think this is a good idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details.


One fact we cannot deny is that nowadays, there are more and more students seeking jobs while they are still undergraduates. Of course having a job while studying brings you both good and bad effects. But for me, good things are many more than bad so I will say it's a "yes" if you come and ask me which side I go for.

The first bad thing we can see clearly for ourselves is that we will be distracted from our main task, and by main task I mean study. Since we have to spend time on searching for a suitable job, we have to spend 4 to 5 hours per day for the least on that job if that is just a part-time job, not to mention a full time job. And that means out time budget will be reduced. Then there is a second bad thing: we will get tired easily because of so many works: studying, chores, hanging out with friends...and last but not least: that part-time job. Surely we will neglect on our study and this is absolutely not good since studying is the most important thing we students have to do to achieve success on our future career.

But we cannot deny the so many benefits brought to us through that job. The first and the most practical benefit is; of course the money we earn from that job. No more "mom, i'm out of money" and we can buy some new clothes replacing those so out of date messy. Then there are other invisible benefits: we have chances to make new relations, to gain more experience and to learn from practice changing everyday not from a bunch of so call permanent theories at the university. And this is the fundamental reason why I will go for the idea of seeking a job while studying.

The point is that we should try our best to manage our time budget between studying and working and other stuffs. Actually not all of us can do such thing but for me, I will say "Hey, dynamic people of new generation, let's give it a try" because it's worth that.