You know your are a workaholic if
- You take your blackberry to bed with you and check it through the night
- You send yourself emails with ideas and things to do when you are away from the office and on your days off
- You will try and work even when the kids are on holiday and running around your feet
- Your partner dreads the moment when people you meet ask what you do for a living
- Strangers regret having asked what you do for a living when 30 minutes later you are still talking about the company mission statement
- You can’t wait for strangers to ask what you do for a living at any social event
- You look forward to bank holidays because they mean that you can work without pesky interruptions from clients and colleagues
- You think a 40 hours week sounds like a part-time job
- You start to panic if your task list represents less than 2 weeks worth of work
- You are nodding your head reading this list
- I have one more actually (more of a confession actually) – You are on your blackberry responding to support issues in hospital just hours after having a baby!!
Are you a workaholic ? Have anything else to add to my list?
Yes. I’m a workaholic.
Here’s an embarrassing but true story about my workaholism: I went for a walk along the beach with my better half, leaving my phone in the car so I could enjoy some privacy.
Halfway along the shore, I thought of the perfect headline for a piece of copywriting.
And here’s the embarrissing bit.
I asked for my loved one’s camera, and while she was posing expectantly, I wrote the headline in the sand and took a photo of it so I could write it down when I got back to the car.
Well I have to commend you on your attempt to leave the phone behind!