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根据以下内容回答题。 Mostofusthinkthat,workisthecentral,dominatingfactoflife.Wespendmorethanhalfourconscioushoursatwork,preparingforwork,commutetoandfromwork.Whatwedotherelargelydeterminesourstandardoflivingandtoagreatextentthestatusweareaccordedbyourfellowciti-zensaswell.Itissometimessaidthatbecauseleisurehasbecomemoreimportant,theindignitiesandinjusticesofworkcanbepushedintoacorner,thatbecausemostworkisprettyintolerable,thepeoplewhodoitshouldcompensateforitsboredom,frustrationsandhumiliationsbyconcentratingtheirhopesontheotherpartsoftheirlives.Idesperatelyrejectthat.Fortheforeseeablefuturethematerialandpsychologicalrewardswhichworkcanprovide,andtheconditionsinwhichworkisdone,willcontinuetoplayanessentialpartindeterminingthesatisfactionthatlifecanoffer.Yetonlyasmallminoritycancontrolthepaceatwhichtheyworkortheconditionsinwhichtheirworkisdone;onlyforasmallminoritydoesworkofferscopeforcreativity,imagination,orinitiative.
Inequalityatworkandinworkisstilloneofthecruellestandmostglaringformsofinequalityinoursociety.Wecannothopetosolvethemoreobviousproblemsofindustriallife,manyofwhicharisedirectlyorindirectlyfromthefrustrationscreatedbyinequalityatwork,unlesswetackleithead-on.Stilllesscanwehopetocreateadecentandhumansociety.
Themostglaringinequalityisthatbetweenmanagersandtherest.Formostmanagers,workisanopportunityandachallenge.Theirjobsengagetheirinterestandallowthemtodeveloptheirabilities.Theyareconstantlylearning;theycanexerciseresponsibility;theyhaveaconsiderablede-greeofcontrolovertheirown--andothers'--workinglives.Themostimportantthingisthattheyhaveopportunitytoinitiate.Bycontrast,formostmanualworkers,andforagrowingnumberofwhite-collarworkers,workisaboring,dull,evenpainfulexperience.Theyspendalltheirworkinglivesinconditionswhichwouldberegardedasintolerable--forthemselves--bythosewhomakethedecisionswhichletsuchconditionscontinue.Themajorityhavelittlecontrolovertheirwork;itprovidesthemwithnoopportunityforpersonaldevelopment.Oftenproductionissodesignedthatworkersaresimplypartofthetechnology.Inoffices,manyjobsaresoroutinethatworkersjustifia-blyfeelthemselvestobemerecogsinthebureaucraticmachine.Asadirectconsequenceoftheirworkexperience,manyworkersfeelalienatedfromtheirworkandtheirfirm,whetheritisinpublicorinprivateownership.
Inthewriter'sopinion,peoplejudgeothersby A.thetypeofworktheydo.
B.theplacewheretheywork.
C.thetimetheyspendatwork.
D.theamountofmoneytheyearn.
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