Ｗｏｒｋ　Ｗｏｒｔｈ　Ｄｏｉｎｇ：Ｆｒｏｍ　Ｈｏｎｏｒａｂｌｅ　ｔｏ　Ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｌｅ.docVIP

Ｗｏｒｋ　Ｗｏｒｔｈ　Ｄｏｉｎｇ：Ｆｒｏｍ　Ｈｏｎｏｒａｂｌｅ　ｔｏ　Ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｌｅ 　　THE social and economic evolution of China over thepast 60 years has brought many changes to how Chinese people view work, and the personal matter of selecting an occupation or calling. Initially, occupations fell into a kind of scale, rising from initial positions as workers and servicemen, to businessmen, entertainers and intellectuals.In more recent years, the social and technological advances of the new economy have increased the demand for skilled and creative work, new and transferred technical specialities, and emerging public service roles. A so-called “good job,” based on purely political and social factors, is a notion that has had to move over as Chinese people enjoy more freedom of choice. Multiple standards, including economic factors, now carve out the territory of work worth doing. Options in career paths have never been greater. 　　 　　After the PRC was 　　founded, to be part of 　　the armed forces 　　became the dream of many young men. 　　 　　Once Honorable Jobs 　　 　　The working class became master of the country after the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and non-rural workers increased rapidly. Two factors, stability of employment and high social status and earnings, made being a “worker,” especially one in a state-owned enterprise, simply the most sought-after occupation. 　　 　　Industrial workers have been the backbone of the country’s enterprises, manifesting intense responsibility to their progress, and that of the country. Meng Tai from Angang Ironworks built the famous “Meng Tai Warehouse” by collecting thousands of scrapped parts that later played an important role in reconstructing Northeast China when the factory resumed its production during the Liberation War. As China’s first group of oil workers, Wang Jinxi and his fellow workers drilled the first oil well in Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, ending China’s oil-poor reputation and setting a world record of 100,000 meters