You May Well Wonder If You Are A Workaholic
ou may wonder if you are a said is that affiance is how fast
workaholic. Worse yet you you dug the whole whereas
may work for an effectiveness is should we have
organization that actually dug the whole in the first place
worships and rewards a lifestyle and is it a waste of time and
that lacks balance and is effort to do it. Unfortunately
ultimately counterproductive if many of the “shining idols” you
not destructive. Talk about are presented with have dug the
winning the battle and losing the whole repeatedly. All to no
war. avail.
What are tell tale signs other Work addiction is an unrestrained
than constant worry and anxiety internal demand for constant
(now politely referred to as OCD engagement at work. Of course it
–excessive compulsive disorder). comes with the inability to
First you may have your boss relax. A person who is a serious
actually threaten you – so and so workaholic is incessantly driven
is most concerned that you are and relentlessly active. For some
going to spend too much time with work addicts, activities other
your new wife /child/ dog. In than work give rise to feelings
that case you are not imagining of guilt or emptiness.
the event. It is pretty blatant.
It may take the place of obvious For many workaholics, their job
praise for other employees who is the only area in which they
present constant activity 24 can establish and maintain their
hours a day. You may well notice identities. Others may use work
that the employee is not actually as a means to counteract
productive in any way as well. underlying feelings of inadequacy
The difference between and ineffectiveness. In either
effectiveness and efficiency it case the workaholic cannot rest.
always available employee is held
How is this scenario different up my many organizations and
from a person who derives management standards as highly
satisfaction as well as a desirable, in fact most
paycheck from a job well done? desirable. Imagine the life such
Working passionately deriving a person must spend. A real good
satisfaction does not make anyone sense of priorities.
a work addict just as someone who
has a few social drinks is not Add a workaholic to this mix and
necessarily an alcoholic. Am this is like adding kerosene to
addiction is something you cannot an arsonist.
do without. Those addicted to
alcohol feel as if they cannot Where does this all end? It ends
live without that drink. People with common sense. Your
with work addiction have to work grandmother may have well told
constantly even on weekends and you “You are what you are and you
during whenever vacation if they are not what you are not”. You
ever permit themselves. are the same person that walks in
the door in the morning as leaves
The problem is that with modern out the same door at the end of
technologies such as cell phones the work day. Remember that it
, blackberries and even fax really does not matter and make a
machines there is no turnaround difference whether you have the
time to think and the employee / approval of your boss or not. It
worker is a slave to these really does not. In the final
devices being available 24/7 or analysis what your boss or your
even worse. Worse yet this model work really thought of you at
of the always at your service, all.
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