"workaholism" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe an excessive or compulsive preoccupation with work. For example: "He had become a workaholic, spending all of his waking hours focused on his job."
Other bugbears include loneliness, discrimination (in the workplace, the tax code and so on) and workaholism.
He has the eccentric habit of slipping off to bed early (even during his own dinner parties) and rising in the small hours to strum the classical guitar or pore over Russian verse; but he eschews the nervy, self-conscious workaholism of ambitious Washington politicians.Recently, his belief in Russia has undergone a severe test.
In both work and leisure habits, he inclines more to American-style workaholism than to the 35-hour week that is now the law in his own country: the long hours he puts in are notorious, and his idea of relaxation is to run the New York marathon.
For many other people, it may be just a hassle, or downright pretentious.And even Americans, perhaps more prone than others to workaholism, can get frustrated by technology.
Getting the flotation over with, it is hoped, may help to put an end to all the recent navel-gazing, Kremlinology and infighting.Goldman cultivates an image of dedicated teamwork, austere workaholism and intellectual prowess as if to make clear that it is somehow different from the sordid run of other greedy bankers.
The wide positions are among the most competitive: Chris Ashton's return underlines the coach's love of a natural-born finisher; Jack Nowell's up-and-at-'em workaholism should make him equally appealing, given all the talk about blood, sweat and attitude; Marland Yarde has rediscovered some momentum and seen his valuation rise as a result.
The third, and perhaps the most telling, reason for his workaholism, however, is that despite all he has achieved he's still trying to prove himself to his parents.
I contend that the national depression statistics for men would be very much altered if we factored in the consequences of excessive stress, drinking and drug abuse plus male workaholism and road rage.
He once blamed his workaholism for the breakdown of his first marriage, to actress Mary Ellen Trainor.
There is no relationship between workaholism and success, he said, rightly.
Orszag's workaholism contributed to the dissolution of his first marriage, so for once the standard Washington excuse of wanting to spend more time with the family has a ring of truth to it.
