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Nobody likes name-calling, especially in a job interview. Workaholics surely don't want to be labeled as , any more than OCD sufferers want to be called workaholics. Do they have any traits in common?

A study in the Journal of Organizational Change Management examined 278 employed people to see whether those with behavior shared some elements of an obsessive-compulsive :

Obsessive‐compulsive personality consisted of six distinct traits: obstinacy, orderliness, parsimony, perseverance, rigidity, and superego.

Workaholism was defined as a tendency to engage in non‐required work activities, and to intrude actively on the work of others. (Most people would describe the latter as a busybody, am I right?)

The study indicated that two OCD traits were most prevalent in workaholics: obstinacy and superego. (The rest of you can go home.)

Various kinds of workaholics

In Treatment Strategies for Substance Abuse and Process Addictions, the author has a list of various kinds of workaholics; Relentless workaholics, workaholics, Savoring workaholics, and more.

My favorite was the Enthusiastic workaholic. Now there's a fellow with whom I'd like to sit down and have a relaxing cup of coffee.

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