Friday, February 24, 2012

Workaholic . . . Not

I'm not at the table because I left work early.
Yea!  It's the weekend!   This two-day work week has been soooo long.   I don't understand the workaholic's mindset.   And I'm sure they don't understand my "workaslittleasyoucan" mindset.  I basically work because I must.   If I want to have a life, I must collect that paycheck every two weeks.   I don't consider my work my "career."   It's almost as if I put my "real" life aside every morning when I come into work.   When I leave at the end of the work day, I reclaim my "real" life.  I go home to my husband, and my home, and my dog, and my children when they are there . . . I go home to my life.    I think the workaholic must get something very satisfying from their work.   Maybe their work IS their life.   I don't know.   I'm just glad I'm not married to a workaholic.   He works very hard and is very good at his job.   And, even though he doesn't mean to, he sometimes brings his work home with him - - worrying about the kids and wondering why they have such crappy parents.   But he knows that home and family is where it's at, and that's why I know he is NOT a workaholic!  (Perfectionist, yes.   Workaholic, no.)

So, anyway, to all you workaholics and homeaholics and playaholics - - have a wonderful weekend!!
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  1. Tamera BroseFebruary 24, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    Same to you Judy! Have a good weekend.

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  2. Gossip_GrlFebruary 24, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Love this posting. : ) And I agree. I only let one job consume my entire life, never again. I think about everything I could have lost if my hubby hadn't of reminded me. It was not worth losing everything I had worked so hard for. To be honest, I think that some people who appear to be workaholics do not have anything to go home too. : /

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  3. CollieFebruary 24, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    Sometimes the lines blur....I feel like I am at work more than I am at home. When all I want is to be home.

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  4. Larissa T.February 24, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    I'm glad my parents aren't workaholics. Hope I don't become one. *shivers*

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  5. This is BelgiumFebruary 24, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    a job can become a hobby
    or a hobby a passion, then a job etc etc
    have a great weekend!

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  6. Susan Flett SwiderskiFebruary 24, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    I agree with you. My hubby's been retired for more than ten years now, and we're still amazed at the number of people we know who went back to work after retirement because they were BORED. Uh-uh. No way, Jose. We LOVE being the masters of our own time.

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    1. JudyFebruary 24, 2012 at 1:07 PM

      Maybe that's part of it, Susan - - I don't want anybody telling me how to spend my time :)

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  7. Alex J. CavanaughFebruary 24, 2012 at 2:12 PM

    I enjoy my job, but I don't bring it home. Now that I'm an author though there is a bit of work outside of the job - but fortunately, most of it is fun work.

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  8. ErmieFebruary 25, 2012 at 3:24 AM

    Couldn't agree more. The Guardian newspaper did a story about what people regretted most at the end of their lives and the second top answer was 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard.'
    Number 1 was 'I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.'
    So true!

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  9. MichelleFebruary 25, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    Work is what I have to do to live the life I love.....but I take every opportunity to play and have fun!

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  10. GraciewildeFebruary 25, 2012 at 12:28 PM

    Thoughtful post - I used to be a perfectionist, borderline workaholic but I have mended my ways. I still care very much about the work I do. I seldom bring things home though - except, as your husband does, the always present worries and concerns about the children with whom I work. For the most part, I arrive at work around 7:30 and leave at 4:30 - a 30 minute lunch break sometimes when iI am lucky. But when I am NOT at work, I am happy, happy, happy. I have so many interests and never enough time to do them all. I would retire tomorrow , if I could afford to.

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  11. Masked MomFebruary 28, 2012 at 3:55 PM

    This reminds me of a "just because" card I saw in a Hallmark store years ago. The front said: "Why I Work: An Essay" and inside it said, "I need food." I struggled with the work/real life balance for a while, but I've gotten much better at it. (I do still have over 100 hours of paid vacation accumulated and 80-some sick hours and counting that I still sometimes struggle with taking, but...I have taken some, which is an improvement.)

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