Workaholic behavior: what it is and how it can harm your life

Research shows that about 10% of the German population lives an excessive behavior regarding the time of work. The study was carried out by Hans Böckler Foundation, which is pioneering the examination of behavior workaholic among all sectors of Germany's economy.

The result informed that 9.8% of the people, presented a behavior compulsive in your work environment. While 33% performed their jobs excessively, but without vices. Furthermore, 54.9% of the workers dealt with their professional tasks, in a more relaxed way, without many demands.

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It is important to point out that women were considered more prone to this type of behavior than men. Another category that is also prone is that of young people aged 15 to 24, demonstrating that they are more addicts at work than older workers.

Also according to the study, the positions of manager and the self-employed workers tend to develop a workaholic behavior, finding the highest rates in the agricultural, forest management, animal husbandry and horticulture sectors.

Thus, it is possible to conclude that work has a great impact on people's lives, considering the time they work and the overload of projects and services. It can be understood that “workaholics” are those who do not present any type of relaxing in free time, checking emails after hours and feeling guilty about taking vacation.

The term workaholic was developed by the American psychologist Wayne Oates, in order to describe the excessive behavior of people at work, even comparing them with those who face and fight alcoholism.

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