Sentence examples for work addiction from inspiring English sources

This story was inspired by 2 news items, one describing an allergic reaction to work, and the other warning of an epidemic of work addiction.

In 1971, Dr Wayne E Oates wrote Confessions of a Workaholic: The Facts about Work Addiction, adding a word to the lexicon of the English language.

We all do what we must, but let us not forget the heavy cost we bear when we work 24/7, whether we call it old-fashioned hard work (without boundaries) or work addiction.

While work addiction can certainly be understood, and in many cases justified, in the current economic climate, "Addicted to Work? Sure, Isn't Everyone?" (Preludes, Aug. 17) treated the negative and quite serious consequences of the problem all too lightly.

By S. J. Perelman The New Yorker, October 19 , 1968P. 53 This story was inspired by 2 news items, one describing an allergic reaction to work, and the other warning of an epidemic of work addiction.

Consumerism and work addiction.

As metaphor, though, the disease model works: addiction makes non-negotiable demands, as any illness does; the addict must face the fact that he can't bargain with alcoholism any more than he can bargain with cancer.

In a fascinating account of work-addiction by Melissa Gregg, we meet Miranda, a pricing manager in a telecommunications firm.

Recently, though, after an especially maniacal workweek, I went to the Workaholic Anonymous Web site (www.workaholics-anonymous.org) and found a section that can help determine whether you may have a work-addiction problem.

Technostress, bullying, burn-out, and work-addiction are not diseases but psychosocial risk factors, that can potentially lead to the development of pathologies.

At the time, Father Egan was serving in nursing homes for AIDS patients and continuing his work against addiction.