{"id":1076,"date":"2026-06-11T12:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sigmia.com\/workaholism\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T22:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T02:43:24","slug":"workaholism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sigmia.com\/en-ca\/workaholism\/","title":{"rendered":"Workaholism: When Work Becomes an Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<section class=\"blog-content section-block black themed no-background\" data-scroll-section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sigmia.com\/media\/images\/workaholisme.width-1100.format-webp.webp\" alt=\"Workaholism: How to Recognize and Prevent Work Addiction\"><\/p>\n<p>While most people derive satisfaction from their professional accomplishments, some become more invested in their work than they should.<\/p>\n<p>Better known as <b>workaholism, ergomania<\/b> <b>is a compulsion that drives individuals to work excessively<\/b>. According to a report published in <a href=\"https:\/\/ouci.dntb.gov.ua\/en\/works\/45JOg53l\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b><i>Frontiers in Psychology<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>,<\/i><\/b> approximately <b>15.2% of the population may be affected by workaholism<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to popular belief, working 60 hours per week does not automatically make someone a workaholic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>Workaholism is primarily linked to how individuals perceive work psychologically, including the thoughts, emotions and motivations it generates. Some people work long hours without experiencing negative effects, while others work only the expected number of hours for their position and still experience severe workaholism,<\/i>\u201d explains Vicky S. M\u00e9rette, PhD candidate in Work and Organizational Psychology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t\t<section class=\"blog-cta section-block themed accent yellow\" data-scroll-section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 col-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-wrapper themed yellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"texts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title title-3\">Technology serving workplace health and safety\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>The SIGMA-HR Health and Safety Suite, powered by its own generative AI, centralizes your processes, automates reporting and provides reliable traceability to help reduce risks, save time and manage compliance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en-ca\/occupational-health-safety-suite\/\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-mask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mask-label\">EHS Software &#8211; Occupational Health and Safety Software<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mask-extra-label\">EHS Software &#8211; Occupational Health and Safety Software<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t\t<section class=\"blog-content section-block black themed no-background\" data-scroll-section id=\"title-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"title-4\">What causes workaholism?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/laboratoire-la-sph%C3%A8re\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">LA SPH\u00c8RE<\/a>, the Research Laboratory on Life and Work Spheres at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al (UQAM), led by Yanick Provost Savard, has studied the causes of workaholism.<\/p>\n<p>A study conducted among 311 full-time workers in Quebec identified two factors that can contribute to workaholism:<\/p>\n<p><b>1- A culture of overinvestmen<\/b>t: The work environment encourages employees to work overtime, for example, to obtain a promotion.<\/p>\n<p><b>2- Expectations of constant availability:<\/b> Immediate supervisors create the impression that employees must remain engaged outside regular working hours, for example by sending messages in the evenings or on weekends.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond performance-driven workplace cultures, individual factors can also contribute to workaholism. The study found that individuals with perfectionist tendencies are at greater risk of experiencing workaholism.<\/p>\n<p>Vicky S. M\u00e9rette explains that a normal workload generally fosters engagement. \u201c<i>Completing tasks generates positive emotions that can continue even after the workday ends.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, when faced with excessive workloads, two reactions are possible:<\/p>\n<p><b>1- Disengagement:<\/b> \u201c<i>Individuals create emotional, cognitive or physical distance from their work.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>2- Overinvestment:<\/b> Rather than coming from intrinsic motivation, the drive to complete tasks stems from external pressure that becomes internalized as a personal obligation. \u201c<i>People work excessively not necessarily because they enjoy it, but because they feel compelled to perform and meet certain expectations. They want to avoid discomfort, guilt, anxiety or a negative self-image.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t\t<section class=\"blog-content section-block black themed no-background\" data-scroll-section id=\"title-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"title-6\">How can you recognize workaholism?<\/h2>\n<p>Workaholism can manifest itself in different ways and is generally characterized by four interconnected dimensions that may vary in intensity from one individual to another:<\/p>\n<p><b>1- Behavioral dimension:<\/b> Spending more hours on our work than our colleagues do on average, or than our role actually requires.<\/p>\n<p><b>2- Cognitive dimension:<\/b> Experiencing negative thoughts or rumination that persist even during personal time with family and friends.<\/p>\n<p><b>3- Emotional dimension:<\/b> Feeling negative emotions related to work, such as guilt or anxiety, that continue to affect personal life.<\/p>\n<p><b>4- Motivational dimension<\/b>: Feeling constant pressure to perform and meet expectations.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more:<\/b> <a href=\"\/en-ca\/blog\/how-can-companies-make-better-use-of-ai\/\"><b>Innovation, Control and the Rise of AI: A New Challenge for HR<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t\t<section class=\"blog-content section-block black themed no-background\" data-scroll-section id=\"title-8\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"title-8\">What are the consequences of workaholism?<\/h2>\n<p>Research has shown that workaholism can lead to burnout and reduced overall life satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>If all of our time, energy and attention are directed toward work, other areas of our lives will inevitably suffer<\/i>,\u201d says Vicky S. M\u00e9rette.<\/p>\n<p>It is often assumed that workaholics are more productive than their colleagues. In reality, lack of rest and persistent negative emotions can reduce productivity and motivation. <b>Workaholics are also more likely to leave their jobs<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read also :<\/b> <a href=\"\/en-ca\/blog\/skills-based-hiring\/\"><b>The End of the Traditional Resume: The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t\t<section class=\"blog-content section-block black themed no-background\" data-scroll-section id=\"title-10\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"title-10\">What role can HR play in preventing workaholism?<\/h2>\n<p>HR teams play a critical role in promoting mental health at work. Here are several actions that can help prevent workaholism:<\/p>\n<p><b>1-Adopt workplace well-being policies<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Rather than rewarding excessive commitment and overtime, foster a healthy workplace culture that promotes the right to disconnect.<\/p>\n<p><b>2- Raise awareness about workaholism<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Organize workshops and provide information that helps employees identify the four dimensions of workaholism. Educate managers about the role they can play in preventing and recognizing workaholism.<\/p>\n<p><b>3-Clearly define expectations<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To reduce overinvestment, establish clear job descriptions and encourage managers to communicate performance expectations transparently.<\/p>\n<p><b>4-Encourage open dialogue<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Implement feedback mechanisms that allow employees to openly discuss perceived expectations that may contribute to excessive work investment.<\/p>\n<p><b>5.Lead by example<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Avoid working excessive hours or sending messages in the evenings, on weekends or during vacations. Maintain clear boundaries between professional and personal life.<\/p>\n<p>Leadership teams and HR professionals have much to gain by reflecting on the culture of performance promoted within their organizations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i>We need to rethink the models within our organizations and stop celebrating people who wear workaholism like a badge of honor despite their exhaustion,<\/i>\u201d says Vicky S. M\u00e9rette.<\/p>\n<p>By prioritizing mental health in the workplace, organizations enable employees to thrive\u2014<b>and ultimately, the entire organization benefits.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"blog-gated-content section-block no-background black themed\" data-scroll-section data-gated-content-block>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/json\" data-block-configuration>\n\t\t\t{\"form_title\":null,\"form_content\":null,\"file_id\":null,\"file_name\":\"Workaholism: When Work Becomes an Addiction\",\"external_url\":null,\"webinar_name\":null}\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 col-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-wrapper themed yellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title-2\">AI in HR &#8211; A guide for ethical and secure adoption<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"button button-primary\" data-dialog-trigger=\"gated-content-prompt\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-mask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mask-label\">Download now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mask-extra-label\">Download now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"blog-faq section-block black themed no-background\" data-scroll-section>\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title-2\">FAQ\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-faq\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 right-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"open-collapse-container\" data-collapser-module=\"default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"open-collapse-wrapper\" data-collapser=\"e8134fe34ba0006ac5a8448dac0c93bf0\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"collapseTitle-e8134fe34ba0006ac5a8448dac0c93bf0\" class=\"open-collapse-title\" data-collapser-controller>\n\t\t\t\t<p>What is workaholism?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"toggle-btn button button-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"collapseContent-e8134fe34ba0006ac5a8448dac0c93bf0\" class=\"open-collapse-content\" data-collapser-content>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oc-content-mask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oc-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Workaholism, also known as work addiction, is a behavior characterized by a compulsive need to work. Unlike strong professional engagement, workaholism is often accompanied by intrusive work-related thoughts, anxiety, guilt and difficulty disconnecting from work, even outside regular working hours.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"open-collapse-wrapper\" data-collapser=\"b4fa36a85dc1006c85b254fd7441ce0b1\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"collapseTitle-b4fa36a85dc1006c85b254fd7441ce0b1\" class=\"open-collapse-title\" data-collapser-controller>\n\t\t\t\t<p>How can you tell if someone is a workaholic?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"toggle-btn button button-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"collapseContent-b4fa36a85dc1006c85b254fd7441ce0b1\" class=\"open-collapse-content\" data-collapser-content>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oc-content-mask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oc-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A workaholic typically devotes more time and energy to work than their role requires. They may struggle to disconnect, think constantly about work, feel guilty when not working and experience strong pressure to perform, even when it negatively affects their well-being.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"open-collapse-wrapper\" data-collapser=\"5b4844d6adffdbb227a1fcbabd4645f92\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"collapseTitle-5b4844d6adffdbb227a1fcbabd4645f92\" class=\"open-collapse-title\" data-collapser-controller>\n\t\t\t\t<p>What is the difference between workaholism and work overload?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"toggle-btn button button-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"collapseContent-5b4844d6adffdbb227a1fcbabd4645f92\" class=\"open-collapse-content\" data-collapser-content>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oc-content-mask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oc-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Work overload is often linked to a temporary situation or an unusually high volume of work. Workaholism is a psychological dependence on work that persists even when workloads decrease. A workaholic feels a constant need to work, whereas someone experiencing work overload generally seeks to restore balance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"open-collapse-wrapper\" data-collapser=\"8c4997b717e4371c4a980eb71d974e4e3\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"collapseTitle-8c4997b717e4371c4a980eb71d974e4e3\" class=\"open-collapse-title\" data-collapser-controller>\n\t\t\t\t<p>What causes workaholism?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"toggle-btn button button-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"collapseContent-8c4997b717e4371c4a980eb71d974e4e3\" class=\"open-collapse-content\" data-collapser-content>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oc-content-mask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oc-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Workaholism can be influenced by several factors, including a workplace culture that rewards overinvestment, expectations of constant availability, perfectionism and pressure to succeed. These factors can lead some individuals to develop an unhealthy relationship with work.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"open-collapse-wrapper\" data-collapser=\"d0c873089342a5a42109fc247b4721484\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"collapseTitle-d0c873089342a5a42109fc247b4721484\" class=\"open-collapse-title\" data-collapser-controller>\n\t\t\t\t<p>What are the effects of workaholism on mental health?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"toggle-btn button button-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"collapseContent-d0c873089342a5a42109fc247b4721484\" class=\"open-collapse-content\" data-collapser-content>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oc-content-mask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oc-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Workaholism is associated with an increased risk of burnout, chronic stress, anxiety and overall life dissatisfaction. 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