Workaholic

Some people believe that workaholism involves a personal reluctance to disengage from work and a tendency to work or think about work anytime, anywhere. Hamilton and Denniss define that workaholics are those “who are driven by inner compulsion” (2005, p.12). While others define workaholism as a form of self-imposed expectation of their performance in work. According to Quick, Henley and Quick, this expectation “can be directly related to the level of psychological involvement one feels toward that role” (2005, p.39). In brief, workaholism is a psychological addiction to work and it is an illusion of needing to keep working continually. There is no denying that overwork, to some extent, can bring benefits to companies. The most obvious effect of extended working hours is that an enterprise’s productivity can be increased. As a workaholic, in order to get promotion in the workplace, he has to work hard and overly and behave in ways that the organization demands of them (Hamilton and Denniss, 2005, p.13). Certainly, the enterprise’s productivity gets…

A Double-Edged Weapon Technology is the biggest influence in today’s society. Telephones, computers, and many other electronic devices are changing many person point of view. The easiest and most effective way to research any information is sitting in front of a computer or any electronic devices and just clicking a keyboard key. Technology is helping the world obtain a better and more comfortable lifestyle by adding faster communication. However, the over dependency on technology causes…

Internet Addiction The Internet was born later than other Medias such as television, radio, or cellphone, but nowadays it has played an indispensable role in our society and occupied the leading position among the means of providing information. It has become one of the giant steps for mankind. As Alvin Toffler said, “Our technological powers increase, but the side effects and potential hazards also escalate.” He was not wrong about that. The Internet not only brings benefits to our lives, but…

workaholism not only reduces the quality of life of him or herself, but also the quality of life of their family members. While the term workaholic is defined as a person who works compulsively, it generally implies that the person enjoys their work but can also imply…

control of his life. This is what someone wears when they are trying to run out the clock. Although Bailey is unique, he is not alone. Bailey is a workaholic, and it is estimated that about ten percent of Americans are chronic workaholics. However, this statistic varies widely because the definition of a workaholic can vary (Weissmann). The difficulty of diagnosing workaholism exists because a hard worker is valued highly in all cultures, and is therefore not persecuted for their problem.…

The idea that Jesus is a “workaholic” arises from his ceaseless mission to serve others. This service is urgent and precedes regardless of the human notion of convenience of time or place. For example, Jesus provides ministry and nourishment to the 5,000 (Luke [9:11]), serves and washes the feet of His disciples (John [13:14-15]), meets with potential followers such as Nicodemus at night (John [3:1-21]), and travels to preach in cities throughout the region (Luke [4:42-44]). The followers of…

problems and refuse compromise.Other traits of workaholics are having low-self image,low self-esteem.Workaholics similar to perfectionists,they are also strengly connected definations,policies,facts and analytic measures,do not tolerate mistakes. Workaholics often take tasks more than they can do,and also they like to take someone in tow. Just working under these circumstances,they feel good and successful.Time is a significant factor for these people,they do not want to devote their time…

Workaholics Die Young In “The Company Man”, written by Ellen Goodman, she explains how someone can think that trying so hard to become rich and successful can make them the person they always wanted to be. In reality it can destroy the brain and make that person become a workaholic with no identity after work. Being in the work state of mind can be stressful and making it constant can be the result of not having an actual life. She gives us a well descriptive person named Phil, who is a…

In order to better understand the impacts that each has on our life we must better understand what it is to be a workaholic and what it is to be a slacker. A workaholic is more likely to excessively work and is obsessive about the job they are doing. It is not a bad in all aspects; the workaholic does have an advantage in that job because they are going to put more time and effort into it which will allow them to get more accomplished with their time. The down is that by putting in all that…

Therefore the person who is a workaholic will miss out on the lives of their family members. Family should be just as important to a workaholic as work is especially if they have a family. Goodman shares, “In the day and a half before the funeral, he went around the neighborhood researching his father, asking the neighbors what he was like. They were embarrassed.”(9). When my mother was an EMT for AMR, I saw my mother maybe twice a week if I was lucky. She was constantly working odd hours and my…