Evaluating Sources (Extra Credit)

In this blog post I was told to find a critical source that would make an argument about my field of chemical engineering. I found a source about balancing work with family. The critic talks about how nontechnical or traditional jobs have such a different stance than their counter part of more technical jobs like chemical engineering. I found this quite fascinating to see the difference between them. The critic argued that nontechnical or traditional jobs were not as willing to let their workers have more flexible jobs hours.

After reading the whole source and getting a sense of where the critic was coming from I was able to see the big picture. The critic's argument showed how traditional jobs in the work force were very stern about their policies on giving their workers a more flexible job to go and take care of their child. They felt that give more flexible jobs were given to their workers it would harm the company in the long run due to costs and production. On the other hand technical jobs have already taken a step forward and thought ahead of their counterparts and allowed their workers to have more flexible job hours. This made it possible for a family member to go and take care of a child while still working, just at a different location. In a survey workers preferred companies that were willing to give flex-time to their workers. By the looks of it, many work places are changing their old habits and going in a different direction to allow people to have more flexibility and time with family if needed. The critic is right about how traditional jobs look at their work force as a company that needs as many people to work at a time, but it is sometimes necessary to be open and allow for a little bit of freedom to roam.

Citation: "Balancing Work & Family." Chemical Engineering 99.4 (1992): 147-. ProQuest. Web. 17 Apr. 2013.
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