But I thought I had it under control. Like Jim, an estimated millions of workers in the United States suffer from workaholism, according to experts. The term is used lightly, almost proudly. A simple Internet search produces scores of web pages and articles about why it s good to be a workaholic. One site even sells memberships in a club that provides coffee mugs, shirts and luggage tags boasting of workaholism.
Work addiction is so overlooked in our country.
It is also one of the least understood addictions. But we re not talking about hard work. We re talking about compulsive overwork, similar to an overeater. If you do anything too much it becomes an addiction. Perhaps U.S. workers are susceptible to work addiction because people are rewarded and, indeed, expected to work long hours.