1月10日托福独立写作高分答案：禁止非工作时间的邮件能降低不满意度吗？

　　1月10日托福独立写作高分答案：禁止非工作时间的邮件能降低不满意度吗？1月10日的这场独立写作是一道旧题，重复2019年6月15日的考题，本题探讨工作满意度是否会因为公司禁止周末发邮件而发生变化。从工作强度 、人际关系 、晋升空间 、薪资待遇 、 工作稳定度等。

　　周末发邮件只是一个比较小的因素。但是，必须注意到托福写作不需要面面俱到，无需深入分析，只需要用正确的英语表达简单的想法就行。因此，从考试角度，建议简化逻辑。

　　有用词汇

　　competitive workplace  充满竞争的工作环境

　　be compounded by  使复杂化

　　mitigate  减轻，使缓和

　　myriad  无数，大量的

　　abolish  废除

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　　高分范文

　　In today’s increasing competitive workplace, it is quite common for companies or organizations to contact their employees through emails or text messages on weekends or other time outside work hours for work-related issues. Some people think that if such a practice is prohibited, then employees’ job dissatisfaction will decrease as a result, while others believe that this is unlikely to affect job satisfaction. Although job satisfaction is subject to a plethora of factors such as salaries and career advancement opportunities, I feel that a self-imposed ban by companies on work-related emails or messages outside working hours may help reduce employees ’ dissatisfaction about their work and companies.

　　First of all, this policy will give employees much-needed time for relaxation. Today’s workplace is often highly competitive and stressful, and employees need to work extremely hard to complete their tasks on workdays. This stressful situation is compounded by the fact that technological improvements have allowed their colleagues or supervisors to send work-related messages or emails on weekends or during holiday time. As a consequence, a large number of working adults are under work pressure 24/7 (24 hours a day, seven days a week) and thus feel overtired, a factor that can lead employees to quit their jobs. Therefore, if their companies can put an end to this work culture, employees will be able to have more time to relax and thus enjoy better health. Consequently, the dissatisfaction with their jobs and employers can be decreased.

　　Second, banning work-related messages or emails during non-working time will allow employees to spend more time with their loved ones. If work-related issues are ever-present in one’s life, then the employee may find it difficult to enjoy quality family time. For example, in recent years there have been growing complaints amongst employees in China’s megacities about their inability to spend time with their parents and/or children due to endless emails or messages about work, especially when they work in companies that follow a“996”work culture (which refers to working from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week). To mitigateemployee dissatisfaction, companies are well-advised to terminate the practice of contacting their employees for work-related issues during non-working hours. Hopefully, this will offer more opportunity for employees to fully enjoy family life undisturbed by work, thus reducing their job dissatisfaction.

　　Finally, prohibiting communication with employees about work outside normal work hours allows employees to pursue personal interests. Well goes an English saying, “Variety is the spice of life.” Employees not just need work to give meaning to life, but also need other pursuits such as sports and music to live a rich and varied life. If endless emails or messages deprive working adults of the opportunity to pursue hobbies, then they are less likely to feel satisfied about their jobs and lives. Therefore, I think it is reasonable to assume that they will enjoy higher degrees of satisfaction if they are not bothered in free time by emails or messages from their colleagues or superiors.

　　In summary, while there are a myriad of factors affecting job satisfaction, I believe that abolishing the practice of contacting employees in their free time can indeed reduce job dissatisfaction because doing so gives them more time for relaxation (both physical and mental), family life, and interests.