What is Workaholism?

"Workaholic", in the dictionary of many countries such as Japan and China, "workaholic" has been listed as a justification, or at least not a derogatory term. Many people (most of them are business owners and unit leaders) also feel that the "workless" "forgetful work" has brought great benefits to the company or the unit, and has set a model for colleagues, so most of them "Workaholics" are often rated as "advanced models" and become "backbone" or "red men." "Workaholic" is a psychological abnormality, which is particularly common among low- and middle-level managers in various units. The film and television works include the Japanese TV series "Workaholic".

Workaholic

(Chinese words)

"Workaholic", in the dictionary of many countries such as Japan and China, "workaholic" has been listed as a justification, or at least not a derogatory term. Many people (most of them are business owners and unit leaders) also feel that the "workless" "forgetful work" has brought great benefits to the company or the unit, and has set a model for colleagues, so most of them "Workaholics" are often rated as "advanced models" and become "backbone" or "red men." "Workaholic" is a psychological abnormality, which is particularly common among low- and middle-level managers in various units. The film and television works include the Japanese TV series "Workaholic".

Chinese name

Workaholic

Foreign name

SBTHK

Definition

Workaholic addiction

Also called

Work addiction syndrome

Scientific name

Pathological forced work

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Workaholics are positive

"Work addiction" is also called work addiction syndrome, workaholic addiction (SBTHK), and scientific name is pathological forced work (SBYYX).

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Chen Jindong said that people who are engaged in mental work are prone to this kind of performance, because when physical work is stopped, it is a break, and brain workers will always think about work.

Today, with laptops and mobile phones becoming popular, it can be a bit difficult to distinguish between workaholics and people who just do their jobs normally. In addition, many workaholics do not know that they are workaholics, and even if they feel physically and mentally exhausted, have abnormal sleep, and have doubled their feelings of stress, they are stubborn.

The following five symptoms can tell whether a person is working crazy.

First, focus on work, even at home or when participating in social activities.

Second, they are reluctant to empower others because they need a sense of control.

Third, neglect other aspects of life, because workaholics always put work ahead of family and private life.

Fourth, or integrate other aspects of life into work, because for workaholics, there is no boundary between leisure and work. He might turn a personal relationship with a friend into a business partnership, or even make his wife a secretary.

Fifth, work "sneakly." Like other addictions, when faced with their work addiction, workaholics often try to hide it and do not want others to know. If you find that you need to lie to others for this reason, you have a problem.

One of the major problems faced by many young companies is that the founders work hard and are inconsistent in management. They have little interest in anything other than work. Due to the lack of balance and diversity in life, they cause many unnecessary problems for the organization and itself.

The first and most obvious problem is a mistake in judgment and decision-making. This is caused by unnecessary tension, narrow vision, and excessive analysis.

Managers who devote all their energy to work are actually putting all their eggs in one basket. When there is a possibility of failure (which is unavoidable in any emerging company), they often react inappropriately because the basis of this response is fear rather than wise judgment. Business failure may be like a complete failure of life for those who have no other interest than work, so it is not difficult to understand the fear.

In addition to the excessive tension created by the work-life imbalance managers, they also restricted their horizons, and thus lost many non-traditional sources of knowledge, which are more likely to be touched by opponents with more balanced lives.

So, what should a manager with an imbalance in work and life or a manager who is about to lose balance do?

First, go home. In an office environment, there is no way to escape the vicious circle of workaholics. After doing this, here are a few suggestions that can be put into action: Limit working hours per week. Working more than 60 or 65 hours a week is often not good for your company. If you can limit your working hours, you can force yourself to better prioritize your affairs and focus on what really matters.

Develop personal relationships with people outside the company and non-peer peers. It's suffocating all day with those who keep reminding you of your company and work.

To face such a question, "Why is work in your life?" Think about it, what should you do if the company goes out of business? Or if the company succeeds, you continue to do other things. Thinking these questions through will help you get rid of unnecessary worries about the future.

Celebrate employees' personal achievements and milestones. Their wedding, birthday, personal tragedy or wedding are all very important things.

These activities can help

Managers refuse to be workaholics

According to reports, professional managers who have been fatigued or even died have a long list in recent years. On February 25, 2006, Zhang Dong, deputy director of the Dalian Software Development Center of Neusoft Group's Embedded Software Division, died of a sudden heart attack. Only 36 years old. On December 15, 2005, Li Qingping, the former general manager of IBM Greater China Government and Public Business Department, died of sudden heart and lung failure at the age of 46. On September 18, 2005, 38-year-old Netease's acting CEO Sun Dexuan died of illness.

Analysis: Although these managers in the news are from the IT industry, their situation also represents a microcosm of the health of professional managers. In the pursuit of success, their long-term workaholic work style has caused huge hidden dangers to their health.

The IT industry is an intelligence-intensive industry. The development of the entire industry is characterized by fast pace, high pressure on employees and managers, and long-term overtime and overtime work. The external objective reasons for this phenomenon include that after the listing, IT companies must deliver high growth performance every 3 months in order to meet market expectations. This makes listed companies dare not relax, and the operating pressure and performance pressure of professional managers Very urgent. The internal reason is that professional managers have high expectations of themselves, so from the heart, they put themselves in a long-term overload.

Recommendation: Professional managers should clarify the definition of life success. It should include not only work, but also family and life. The overall success is the real success.

Long-term workaholic work methods are not desirable, because in this state, the manager's assets and liabilities must be out of order. The decision he made under fatigue is definitely not as good as that made under the state of work and rest. He is in debt to the family, and the overall balance system of life will go wrong.

Managers, while improving their work efficiency, should be good at using all kinds of time to relax their body and mind, take necessary rest and vacations after major pressing events, and take regular activities to improve their health, which can keep themselves at work. Find a satisfactory balance with life. Workaholic Self Test

Zhang Xichao, an associate professor at the School of Psychology of Beijing Normal University, points out that the most prominent manifestations of stress addiction can be summarized as the following five points, and you can also use this to judge how deep your "stress addiction" is.

1. No excitement without work: There is endless energy at work, but I ca nt afford to have fun when I go home, and I can't stand being too casual from work.

2. Being accustomed to working overtime: I believe that only working hard can create more value, and working overtime is always worth it.

3. Feeling empty after being busy: After a job is completed, I am at a loss, but only to find a sense of existence by taking a busy period.

4. Be sure to take your work home: you ca nt give up your unfinished work all the time, which makes overtime at home a habit.

5. Time is never enough: From no time to accompany the family, no time to date with friends, and finally even to no time to eat and sleep, as far as you are concerned, the time for work is never enough. ^[1]