Can be work come to be an addiction? However hard to believe this may be, it seems that it is not only possible, but that it’s already happening. Psychologists have even christened it: “Work Addiction Syndrome”, commonly “workaholism”. We normally associate addiction with pleasure, whatever it may be: drink, cigarettes, chocolate, sex… Nobody in his right mind think of his work as a pleasant thing. That’s why the individuals who are excessively fond of working must be treated as a sick people.
According to experts, there is neither gender specific nor industry specific. Workaholism can affect individuals from every occupation, every position, every country… Even in ours, the nation which has contributed to the international vocabulary with two words: “fiesta” and “siesta”. There is, however, an average type of workaholic, who is the more frequent case. And this is –it couldn’t be other way- a man, middle-aged, and with a position of responsibility. In short, the type of 80’s “yuppie”, like Michael Douglas in “Wall Street”. From what specialists say, this pitiful kind of addiction presents the following symptoms: difficulty in letting go or delegating work; inability to relax or disengage from work when on vacation… It is the kind of person that one sometimes can see on the beach with the portable and the mobile phone.
It seems that there is little hope that things improve in the near future. On the contrary, everything points to them getting worse. On the other hand, there are some professions who are fortunately unlikely to suffer from workaholism, like civil servant or professors. None can imagine civil servant with stress or a professor who suffers from overworking!
According to experts, there is neither gender specific nor industry specific. Workaholism can affect individuals from every occupation, every position, every country… Even in ours, the nation which has contributed to the international vocabulary with two words: “fiesta” and “siesta”. There is, however, an average type of workaholic, who is the more frequent case. And this is –it couldn’t be other way- a man, middle-aged, and with a position of responsibility. In short, the type of 80’s “yuppie”, like Michael Douglas in “Wall Street”. From what specialists say, this pitiful kind of addiction presents the following symptoms: difficulty in letting go or delegating work; inability to relax or disengage from work when on vacation… It is the kind of person that one sometimes can see on the beach with the portable and the mobile phone.
It seems that there is little hope that things improve in the near future. On the contrary, everything points to them getting worse. On the other hand, there are some professions who are fortunately unlikely to suffer from workaholism, like civil servant or professors. None can imagine civil servant with stress or a professor who suffers from overworking!
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