Name: How good is your job? – B2 English Listening Test
Uploaded: 2026-01-12T15:36:20.000Z
Duration: 3 min 8 s
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Is salary a deciding factor when choosing a job?

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I remember in school years ago we always used to say that the amount of money you earn is unimportant and that it's better to have an interesting job as long as you get a fair wage.

When I started looking at how much these interesting jobs pay and the number of unpaid hours you are expected to do, it's just not enough to live on.

I'm not prepared to work for next to nothing.

Would you be willing to work longer hours if you were asked to?

I have friends that work all the hours God sends, thinking all those extra hours will earn them recognition in the company and get them a promotion.

I'm not convinced it gets them anywhere and they don't have much of a life outside of work.

I'd rather maintain a decent work life balance.

I'm sure everyone would agree it's impossible to raise children, see a doctor, or care for your elderly relatives.

With most jobs, I'm sure lots of people would love the chance to choose their hours or work from home.

I know a lot of people that would like to be in my shoes.

It's a bit less than I got at my last job, which is frustrating because traveling is the thing I most want to spend my money on.

What's more, the people with families always get in there first when booking time off, whereas I always leave it to the last minute.

It means sometimes I don't get the chance to go away when I want to or for as long as I want.

It takes me two hours to get to and from work in the car.

I have to travel during rush hour, of course, and

it takes twice as long as it does at any other time of day.

Thankfully, I'm working two days a week from home now, so that saved me a lot of time and fuel costs.

These days I just put on some podcasts and relax.

And I don't get as frustrated with the slow traffic and bad driving these days as I used to.

What can you tell us about the importance of relationships in the workplace?

For me, the one thing that can make or break a job is the people you work with.

if you're working with fun, easygoing people the day whizzes by.

Those team building days they sometimes put on won't help to bridge a divide between people who just can't work well together.

There are people I clash with at work, I just try to avoid them as much as I can.

How secure do you feel your job is at your company?

Of course everyone's concerned about job security.

I don't think anyone can take it for granted that their job is secure.

There's been company restructuring a couple of times at my company, but

I'm always keeping an eye out for other companies in the area, which I could work at if I do get let go.

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How good is your job? – B2 English Listening Test

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