Are you a workaholic?

I'm not a workaholic, but I don't necessarily get excited about time to go home all the time. I like work that is challenging and interesting, that keeps my attention. At my work as a bank teller, I get caught up in situations my customers have with their accounts, and finding the best ways to help them. There have been days when I was working on a particular issue for a customer when I stayed much past closing time to help them! Right now I've been off work for almost two weeks because of illness, and I really miss my job! I suppose a lot of people who say I AM a workaholic considering the previous paragraph, but I don't think about work too much when I'm at home, and there are some days that I spend all day thinking about how I'd rather be home with my young son. He's only one year old, so everything he is doing and learning is so fresh and new! If I had the option, I would love to work part time and stay home with him part time, and have the best of both worlds!

I would regard myself as a workaholic. And I think it applies to my work and my own website stuff. I always forget the time when I am working and if I have something not finish, I would try as much as possible to finish that before doing other things. It's even worst for my website stuff, I would sit in front of my computer for hours during weekend and try to fix everything, finding new ideas and modifying stuff. I always forget to eat during those hours and when I look at the clock, most of the time, half a day is gone! And when I work, I don't like people to disturb me. So, I am a lady but I am also a workaholic *laughs*.

I am not sure whether I am a workaholic or whether I just do not like to be bored. I work at home now due to illness and I tap away at this keyboard for hours and everyone says it is silly trying to get on because I am ill and I don't need to. Which I don't, in theory, but I am running and administering some sites, am designing more sites and generally I am very happy when I am playing about with writing concepts etc. If all this comes together I shall have a small business of my own, so I leave you to decide, am I a workaholic or am I just keeping myself occupied lol. As to keeping track of household matters, I have a book and I note down any ideas such as "oh heck, we are out of milk!" and when my partner comes home I send him out to fetch the milk. That is not as lazy as it sounds, I have difficulty in walking about. The system works for me though.

So does that make you a "houseworkaholic?" :-) I used to be a workaholic. It ruined my health and I had to retire early with less pay. So I don't recommend it. I think homemakers can be workaholics, too. I had a neighbor that mopped her floors - all of them - every day and stripped and waxed them every week. She was always cleaning something. It wore me out just to watch her.

It depends on the type of work that I do. If I really like it I would spend time with it.

gr8life,from you words,i feel that you are a happy woman,a happy mother and a happy wife. what you do can't improve taht you are not a workaholic,you just do what you should do.when you are on duty,you work hard and try you best to finish up all the things,wnen you are off duty,there is only baby and you family in you heart,because at this time you are mother,you are wife,not a office clerk. so how enviable you are.you balance your job and you family so good. what you do is just what i want to do,hehe.but the different is i have not a baby. of course some years later,i will have.i hope at that time i am a happy mother like you . wish you and you baby happy and healthy

At times, i become workaholic..

im so not a workaholic lol. my partner is he never stops always on the go on the farm doing something etc etc.

My kids tells me all the time I am a workaholic. I think at one time in my life I was. I wanted to succeed so I always over worked now I am older I think I have slowed down quite a bit.

I usually leave at the time I'm supposed to. I don't mind staying a little bit late if there is work to be done but if I've finished my job by the end of the day (which is what I usually do) I go home as soon as it is time for me to leave. I don't stay around just for the hell of it if there's no work for me to do. I have a life besides my job that needs attention too.

As for me, I'm a work at home mom, and that's how we supplement my husband's income to pay bills. But, I'm guilty of the same thing. Whenever I should be working online or talking to customers I will find myself daydreaming of recipes or house cleaning. Isn't that funny? You would think work would be an escape from household life, but it's not. My family and daughter are my escape, much like your case. I am very happy to meet another person that shares an affinity and love for family. Family keeps me grounded!

I work because I like working and I am also looking forward to my weekends to play and relax.So, workaholic? Definitely not.

i'm not a workaholic man... but i like to work... as work in an office... hehehee... i;d like that...

i never was a workaholic but then with my promotion at steak i stay in the office till 4 o clock in the morning when i have to be back at work for 8;30 and i do live a hour away but you become a workaholic to recieve the benefits you want women call it quits easier then men do its a control thing i dont want to let the work beat me

I'm not a workaholic but I don't think there's anything wrong with being one. People who can find something that they're so passionate about that they would rather spend their time on that than anything else in the world are really lucky. For me work is just a way to earn money so that I can do the things that I really like - like paint or write - but if i could make money doing something that I'm passionate about then I think that I could turn into a workaholic.

Well, there is nothing wrong with being punctual in punching the time card to go home. That is just a part of time management between job and family. As for me, i am not that workaholic, it just happen that the job responsibility i handled depends on the extended hour of the factory to finish to ensure that everything run smoothly. It is tough, as i can't handle my own time and there is no definite time for me to go home. Despite of this somehow being imprison inside the company, i enjoy my job so there is no regret at my side.