- Paperback
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1552091341
- ISBN-13: 978-1552091340
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 331 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Setting the Standard on " Workaholic " Research,
By Carol Ann Keys (Exeter, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Workaholics: The Respectable Addicts. A Family Survival Guide (Paperback)
With chilling accuracy, Killinger describes the downward spiral of the workaholic, with death as the fate of those who cannot or will not pull themselves out of their own making. A fascinating book, it is one of the few available on this topic (which is still largely unresearched). The book describes not only the workaholic, but the effect on relationships around a workaholic, be it a co-worker, a spouse or child. Beginning with the first signs of workaholism, the book takes you chapter by chapter into the ever deepening void which is the workaholics life. Killinger has managed to capture many of the signs and symptoms of a workaholic, and has conveyed it to the reader in easy to understand language which is at the same time well-documented and researched. It is without a doubt THE major work in this field.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Addicted or hard working? This book will not tell you.,
By Working a lot does not mean addiction; likewise addiction does not mean working a lot. A person I met on an airplane recommended several books -- this was not one of them, but I bought a parcel of them. The problem with work addiction, as stated by the author, is that unlike drugs or sex, work is truly condoned and encouraged by society. In addition, people who work hard and are good at what they do, may be more likely to be intelligent enough to rationalize their addictions more successfully. Alas, it is these very things that make it difficult to differentiate between addiction and a mere love of work. Unfortunately, this book did very little to help a reader draw that line. Using extreme examples where people kill others or themselves because of work doesn't help draw the line. Admittedly it's hard! The person whom I met on the plane is a counselor for work addictions, and did eventually think that I did not have such a problem. To paraphrase him, loving work is a gift that should not be mistaken for addiction. At the same time, setting priorities is important. I wish I could say this book will help you, but unless you are really at one end of the scale, I doubt it will.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A hard hitting dose of reality,
By A Customer
The symptoms and effects of workaholism are well detailed and explained. But hope and the recovery process are painfully absent.
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