Work

Part 1

1. Do people work just to survive or are there deeper reasons for it - does work keep us in psychological balance?

   
   

2. If you had a lot of money, would you work? If no, why not, and if yes, what kind of job would it be?

   
   

3. Why do you think some people choose dangerous jobs like police, army or mining despite the risks - is it only money that motivates them?

   
   

4. Should prisoners work? If no, why not? If yes, how would you organize that work, for example what kind of work would it be, how much would they be paid, etc.?

   
   

5. Have you ever been unemployed and if yes, how did it affect you psychologically?

   
   
   
   

6. What jobs have you had in your life?

   
   

7. What was your best job and why did you like it so much, and what was your worst job and why didn't you like it?

   
   

8. Do you think it is easier to be employed by someone or to have your own business - what are the advantages and disadvantages of both? Which do you prefer and why?

   
   

9. What is most important to you when it comes to the work environment?

   
   

10. If you have worked in Sweden, how is the work environment different from that in your home country?

    
    
    
    

11. How many hours per week do you spend on housework?

    
    

12. What household chores do you enjoy doing and which ones do you dislike doing?

    
    

13. What was it like in your family, how did you parents and grandparents share the housework, for example, did your father cook and your mother repair things?

    
    

14. Is being a housewife a real job?

    
    

15. When should children start helping around the house and in what way? Did you help your parents with housework and in what way?

    
    
    
    

16. Do you think women should work during pregnancy? Why yes or why not?

    
    

17. How long should parental leave be in your opinion? Explain your reasoning.

    
    

18. Should men take parental leave?

    
    

19. How is work during pregnancy and parental leave regulated in your country compared to Sweden?

    
    

20. Should women work or stay at home and take care of the household and children? Is it good for young children to be raised in kindergartens?

Part 2

21. What do you think should be paid more, physical jobs like construction workers or intellectual jobs, like teachers, doctors, engineers? Explain your reasoning.

    
    

22. What is harder, doing physical jobs or intellectual jobs?

    
    

23. How have the types of work needed in society changed since the beginning of humanity until now?

    
    

24. How do you think AI will affect what people will work on in the future?

    
    

25. Have you noticed a difference in the types of jobs immigrants do and the native population, and if so, what do you think causes that difference?

    
    
    
    

26. How long should a working day be, for example eight or six hours, and how many days per week should we work?

    
    

27. Should all employees have the same rights? For example, to paid sick leave, vacation?

    
    

28. How does working overtime without pay affect people?

    
    

29. What do you think about working double or triple shifts? Do you trust a doctor to do a good job when they work 24-hour shifts?

    
    

30. Are people sufficiently protected at work these days when it comes to infectious diseases, toxic chemicals, injuries, etc.?

    
    
    
    

31. When you work, how high is the quality of your work from 1 to 10? Is it important to you that you do your job properly?

    
    

32. Do you have any examples of when people have not done their job properly?

    
    

33. What do you think is the reason for people not doing their job properly - is it the responsibility of the employees or the company management?

    
    

34. Should there be a boss/manager at work – should people be led by someone? Explain your reasoning.

    
    

35. What do you think characterizes a good manager/leader?

    
    
    
    

36. Do you think there is a biological reason why women and men choose different professions? For example, there are more female nurses and more male construction workers.

    
    

37. Should women be encouraged to take what is traditionally seen as men's jobs and vice versa, should men be encouraged to take what is traditionally seen as women's jobs?

    
    

38. Would you trust a female soldier to defend the country or do you think men would be better at it? Explain your reasoning.

    
    

39. Who is a better boss, men or women? Explain your answer.

    
    

40. Can a woman sexually harass a man at work or is it only the other way around? Why do you think men are accused more of sexual harassment?

Bonus questions

41. Should children and young people work and earn money?

    
    

42. Does work help children mature psychologically?

    
    

43. How does work and earning a lot of money affect child stars, such as actors?

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