These are the people who ignore family and friends, who feel worthless upon retiring, who die soon after retirement or make their mates so miserable they wish they would die. Hard work gets you into heaven. That s what theologian John Calvin would have us believe. These days, it gets you burnout. Bookstores and libraries are full of books on job stress.
Some counselors specialize in the subject.
We can avail ourselves of all these. We can turn down promotions. Learn to work more efficiently. Leave when the workday is over instead of waiting for the boss s light to go out. Stop carrying work home.