Workaholism

Workaholism is a disorder that has ruined the lives of many individuals. The need to work can over shadow and dominate a person. Workaholism is a disorders that is driven by the person themselves. Shifron (1999) writes that the disorder itself not only dramatically affects the person but “also negatively affects the individual’s entire family system and society. This disorder dramatically takes a toll on the person’s mental and physical ability to deal with everyday reality. A workaholic may even fantasize about work during leisure time and family events (Snir, 2008). To a workaholic their drive to work is viewed as a gift or luxury to their loved ones. But in reality working is an escape from the problems, hardships, and insecurities a workaholic has. In this article workaholism is shown as a disorder that can easily ruin lives ranging from the workaholic to those in close proximity. Workaholism can easily be noticed and employers should take the necessary steps to help a workaholic out of their habits. Plotrowski and Vondanovich (2008) suggest that employers “encourage workaholics to participate in counseling.”

Raising taxes on tobacco products and implementing smoking cessation legislations can minimize the prevalence of smoking up to 30 percent to 80 percent over a 50-year period (Ekpu & Brown 2015).In 2009, NBC news stated that Kansas, one of the states, considering banning smoking at enclosed areas showed that if they banned smoking in restaurants, the state was going to save 20 million dollars in healthcare costs (Associated Health, 2009). West Virginia state implemented smoke-free laws and had an increase of almost 1 percent in restaurant employment (“Smoke Free Laws do not Harm Business,” 2017). Restaurant workers were more comfortable coming in to work knowing they would be breathing in fresh air. Although in Tennessee, percentage of adults who smoked in 2011 increased from 23 percent to 24.3 percent in 2015 (Fletcher, 2016). This increment was not that significant considering the fact that it was over a period of just 4 years. The annual health care cost in Tennessee directly to smoking increased from $2.16 billion in 2004 to $2.67 billion in 2017(“The Toll of Tobacco in Tennessee”, n.d.).

There are also career opportunities for job seekers who are not college or career school bound. According to the BLS, occupations that typically require a high school diploma or equivalent are expected to add 8.8 million jobs by 2022. Although these occupations usually have lower wages, these opportunities should be considered for jobs seekers with vision loss who have a high school diploma or equivalent. If you are preparing to make this transition, review the Transition to Work: Program Activity Guide to help you develop your employability skills, conduct job research and a job search, complete an online job application, and

The most important factors that contribute to the declining in the smoking rate in Canada are government policies. Tobacco Control Act has 3 main regulations. 1. It is illegal to sell tobacco products to people under 19 years old. 2. Restricting tobacco products display in store and promotion of tobacco products. 3. Limiting the establishments

According to the medical dictionary a workaholic is defined as “one who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work” (The American Heritage Stedman’s Medical Dictionary). Although some people tend to confuse a hard worker for a workaholic, some common characteristics that can distinguish the two are that workaholics are often described as intense, impatient, energetic, competitive, and driven to perfection (Robinson 65). They often blur the line between business and pleasure, and prefer work to leisure regardless of the time or place. As a consequence, it is not uncommon for workaholics to

Smoking is injurious to health and a preventable cause of premature death. In the U.S.; it is estimated that one in each five adults smoke currently and about 480,000 people die prematurely from diseases caused by smoking or secondhand smoke exposure. (CDC tobacco use). The economic burden of tobacco use is also significant. About $100 billion per year is spent in medical expenses and another $100 billion per year in lost productivity. There is no safe level of smoking

2. 45 million adults in the US are Tobacco smokers and 126 million are non-smokers but are being exposed to second-hand smoke.

Australia is the world leader in tobacco control, as they became the first country that implemented plain package policy. Since December 2012, all tobacco products which are traded and brought to Australia must be in plain packaging in order to implement the National Tobacco Strategy (NTS) 2012 – 2018. (National Tobacco Strategy, 2012, p.27) The range of policies including health signs on packaging, mass media campaigns, bans on tobacco promotion, price increases, and controls on smoking and access to tobacco were implemented (ibid, p.1). As a result, 2014-2015 data shows that 14.5 percent aged 18 years and above were daily smokers (2.6 million adults), dropped from 16 percent in 2011-12. This reduction is a continuation of the trend over the past two decades. In 2001, 22.4 percent of adults smoked daily, while 23.8% of adults smoked daily in 1995 (Australian Bureau of Statistic, 2015).

An estimated 36.5 million or 15.1 % of adults aged 18 years old and older currently smoke cigarettes and more than 16,000,000 have smoking or live with diseases that are related to smoking. According to US department of health and human services, over the past five decades, there is a significant decline in cigarette smoking in the U.S. The progress has slowed in recent years and the prevalence of use of other tobacco products such as vapes, e-cigars and smokeless tobacco

The evidence based practice that drives the article, Nonsmoker and “Nonnicotine” Hiring policies: The implications of Employment Restrictions for Tobacco Control, concludes that hiring policies that prevent applicants from employment for smoking can actually do more harm than good. Ethical concerns include the addictiveness of smoking, exposure to second hand smoke, the use of smoking cessation aids, stigmatism towards smokers, and the prevalence of smoking in the lower socioeconomic class. Research included in the article conducted in the United Kingdom shows that 74% of smokers expressed that they wanted to quit smoking. According to cancer.org only 4% to 7% percent of people who try to quit smoking are successful (“A word about success rates

Why did I choose to write about workaholics? The main reason is that the general picture about these people is bad, but there are a lot of them around us and very often we admire them. They are doing exactly what they love – work – and they can never have enough of it. Although they spend most of their time working, surprisingly they are happy. They show so good results in what they do. But the consequences are great. Family life is disrupted, intellectual horizons narrow and the consequences to the workaholic's health are severe: fat, lack of exercise and stress. Why do people become workaholics? When a person becomes workaholic is there a way back? How should people around him act in order to keep both him and themselves

This study was conducted in order to delve into the thought process that the five factor personality traits are cohorts with workaholism traits. This study also concentrates on the three dimensions of a workaholic and the effects it has on their personal lives. In this study several psychologists were trying to prove that workaholism could be explained by using all aspects of the five factor personality model. This study hypothesized all five personality traits of the big five method. The first hypothesis was about openness to experience being correlated to enjoyment for the work you do, but it

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Since work is where we spend the most time outside of our homes, it is no surprise that workplace romance is becoming more prevalent. Many studies suggest that many people now meet romantic partners at work (Binetti 153). In the work-oriented culture of the day, “office romances and related topics of sex and privacy have become important issues confronted by most employers” (Wilson, Filosa, and Fennel 78). “A well-drafted, carefully implemented and widely disseminated corporate policy regarding fraternization among employees can provide substantial legal protection to employers” (Wilson, Filosa, and Fennel, 85). Employers need to determine what type of limitation they want and then figure out the best way to implement it. Policies need to include precise definitions of what conduct is discouraged, prohibited, or limited. Employers also must consider the consequences for those who violate the policies. Employers should also be sure that all employees have been made aware of the policies and understand the policies (Wilson, Filosa, and Fennel 86).

With an obsession with out work, we can miss out on moments with our families and friends, and as cheesy as it sounds, fail to enjoy life.