{"id":6868,"date":"2019-03-12T18:48:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/11-signs-that-you-are-a-workaholic-6868\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T15:57:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T10:27:14","slug":"11-signs-that-you-are-a-workaholic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/11-signs-that-you-are-a-workaholic\/","title":{"rendered":"11 signs that you are a workaholic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">If you\u2019re sincere and passionate about what you do, you\u2019ll always find appreciation. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">But remember, there\u2019s a big difference between having a good work ethic and working yourself into the ground. Are you devoted to the job or on the verge of being committed for your addiction to it? Find out!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But watch this video first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><br><\/span><br><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1. You&#8217;re always the first one in at work.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><br><\/span><\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1467373167.gif\" alt=\"first at work\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>2. You micromanage everything because you believe no one can get the job done as you can.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><br><\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1467371955.gif\" alt=\"micromanger\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">3. When the boss says you need to come into work over the weekend, you are like\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1467372069.gif\" alt=\"working on weekend\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">4. You check your work email every 10 minutes, even when you\u2019re not at work.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1467372259.gif\" alt=\"working on holiday\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>5. Hobbies? You don&#8217;t have any unless this counts.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><br><\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1467372331.gif\" alt=\"hobbies\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>6. You\u2019re stressed when you&#8217;re not at work.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><br><\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1467373101.gif\" alt=\"stress at work\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>7. You may be on vacation, but your mind is still back at the office.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><br><\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1467372411.gif\" alt=\"vacation\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>8. In your book, being ill isn\u2019t a reason to stay home.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><br><\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"274\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1467373029.gif\" alt=\"work-life balance\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">9. You\u2019re always cancelling on family and friends. And you think co-workers who are attentive to their loved ones are wasting their time.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1467372518.gif\" alt=\"family time\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>10. You lose track of time when you\u2019re working and wind up spending more time than you had initially planned.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><br><\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1467372564.gif\" alt=\"its time\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>11. You barely realise that your work style has taken a negative toll on your health.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><br><\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1467372624.gif\" alt=\"health and work\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>If this sounds like you, it may be time to make some changes.<\/strong><\/span><br><\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1467372957.gif\" alt=\"time to change\" width=\"600\" height=\"324\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Set clear boundaries between work and home, unplug at regular intervals, make time for your loved ones and continually re-evaluate your goals. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1551845392.jpg\" alt=\"Official supporter of work-life balance\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/work-life-balance-do-you-own-your-work-or-does-your-work-own-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Act before it\u2019s too late.&nbsp; #FindBetterFaster with Monster, the official supporter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/work-life-balance-do-you-own-your-work-or-does-your-work-own-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WorkLifeBalance<\/a>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re sincere and passionate about what you do, you\u2019ll always find appreciation. But remember, there\u2019s a big difference between having a good work ethic and working yourself into the ground. Are you devoted to the job or on the verge of being committed for your addiction to it? Find out! But watch this video [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6868","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-work-life-balance"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6868"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17052,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6868\/revisions\/17052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}