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{{Short description|Person who works compulsively}} {{more medical citations needed|date=June 2015}} A '''workaholic''' is a person who works [[Compulsive behavior|compulsively]]. A workaholic experiences an inability to limit the amount of time they spend on work despite negative consequences such as damage to their relationships or health.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruggeri |first=Christine |date=2022-11-28 |title=Research Shows Hustle Culture Does More Harm Than Good |url=https://leaders.com/articles/company-culture/hustle-culture/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Leaders.com |language=en-us}}</ref> There is no generally accepted medical definition of this condition, although some forms of [[Stress (medicine)|stress]], [[impulse control disorder]], [[obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]], and [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]] can be work-related; '''ergomania''' is defined as "excessive devotion to work especially as a symptom of mental illness".<ref name="Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary 2021">{{cite web | title=Medical Definition of ERGOMANIA | website=Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary | date=February 5, 2021 | url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/ergomania | access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Van HoudenhoveNeerinckx1999">{{cite journal|last1=Van Houdenhove|first1=Boudewijn|last2=Neerinckx|first2=Eddy|title=Is "Ergomania" a Predisposing Factor to Chronic Pain and Fatigue?|journal=Psychosomatics|volume=40|issue=6|year=1999|pages=529–530|issn=0033-3182|doi=10.1016/S0033-3182(99)71197-7|pmid=10581987|doi-access=free}}</ref> The phenomenon of '''hustle culture''', while disregarding healthy [[work–life balance]], may exacerbate workaholism.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |last=Griffith |first=Erin |date=January 26, 2019 |title=Why Are Young People Pretending to Love Work?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/business/against-hustle-culture-rise-and-grind-tgim.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="forbes">{{cite news |last=Da Costa |first=Celinne |date=April 28, 2019 |title=Stop Idolizing Hustle Culture And Do This Instead |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/celinnedacosta/2019/04/28/stop-idolizing-hustle-culture-and-do-this-instead/ |newspaper=[[Forbes]] |access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref>
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