What Worries the Undergraduates
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What Worries the Undergraduates
The views that the whole society grasp at upon the college students almost are optimistic, for instant, some regard them as intellectuals, some consider them as the future pillars of the civilization. However perfect images having been given, they are still mortals, thus they definitely own some shortcomings, which have caused serious confusions.
First of all, at present, college students still rely on their families either financially or physically. But after graduation, they must learn to be totally independent. In this case, they have to live and earn money all by themselves. Sue, a medical graduate, has once told me that undergraduates are usually called dream makers, but after leaving school a year or two they all turn to be money makers. At first I regarded this as a joke, until he explained the hardship he has experienced to me, I realized that it is a question open to us all.
He now works as a houseman in a local hospital. Everyday, he has to deal with all kinds of people. Unlike the nice teachers and the lovely schoolmates who treat each other politely and faithfully, people working here can be of any kind, cunning, knowing, arrogant, indifferent and selfish. Once, he has been on duty for a week, although tired, he adhered to his job and tried to take good care of the patients. To his surprise, his colleagues did not appreciate his deeds; they told him that doing this is in vain, these people will pass away finally. Sue could not accept this, he stuck to hard working. However, being short of helping hands, Sue eventually felt exhausted; he began to reconsider those peopleЎЇs advice.
Moreover, it is about the subservience to the superiors. At school, students may object a professorЎЇs idea, because they think theirs is better, however, this cannot happen between a boss and an employee. Whenever an employee has a fantastic idea, the boss will always have one better than his. If he wants to argue, he had better argue with the colleagues; if he wants to moan, he had better moan to the friends. Never ever try to argue with the boss, who can make one disappear in a second. Only in this way can one makes his wage safe in his pocket.
Secondly, college students lack skills of dealing with people. Being a student, all they concerned about is the books and the papers, which is considered dead. But, people are not dead, they think and change
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