The Truth Behind WorkaholicsI. A workaholic is a person paralyzed and addicted to control and power in a compulsive drive to gain approval and success. They become dependent on their work to define who they are. This essay will discuss two myths surrounding workaholism and two ways you can overcome it.II. Many think that workaholics make the best employees because they seem to have all the characteristics an employer might be looking for, such as tenacity, dedication, and motivation. The fact is that workaholics are the poorest employees because they are not capable of being team players. For unclear reasons, workaholics believe they can do a better job at any task than their peers. This leads to negative competition, superiority, rivalry and contention in the workplace, which results in no or very low productivity. Workaholics also believe that their approach to any project is the best and only way to accomplish it. They are very narrow-minded and are so obsessed with the task that they lose sight of creativity and objectivity. This person may think they are doing a perfect job, but in reality they are taking longer to get things done and probably spending more money meeting pending deadlines and dates only to end up with a product that isn't even right The Maniac of work also has significant effects on home life. Workaholics spend so much of the day at work, so much so that when he comes home, his spouse complains about how much time he spends in the office and the children cry and complain, "When are you going to play with us and take us to the game?" The most common responses a workaholic will have are “We'll do it later” and “I promise I'll make it up to you another day.” A characteristic of the workaholic is that those promises are never kept.III. Cutting the hours won't solve the problem. Work is the only priority of a workaholic. It's on their mind during time spent with family, vacations, and even on days off. Work is the main focus; at the kids' baseball game or piano concert and even while having sex, they are mentally unable to relax and unwind. It is very difficult for a workaholic to change because they have already let go of their personality and have started to let work define who they are; it becomes their identity.