"Workaholism has a downside, and it happens to outweigh the pros," says PsychTest, offering the following additional results from workaholics obtained from the study:

46 percent find that their life is too stressful.
73 percent have trouble unwinding at the end of the day.
56 percent feel over-worked.
64 percent feel like they don't have enough time to accomplish their goals.
73 percent get angry at themselves when they don't finish everything they wanted to do.
68 percent said that they can't tolerate people who slow them down.
68 percent compare themselves to others.
67 percent feel like they're constantly rushing to get somewhere.
63 percent would rather deal with problems on their own than ask others for help.
60 percent tend to be over competitive.
60 percent are impatient.
58 percent feel tense.
49 percent have trouble falling asleep.
47 percent overbook themselves.

"The stress and constant pressure to perform well in absolutely everything results in a build-up of fatigue, resentment and frustration," the report states. "Workaholics' adrenaline-fueled creativity runs dry, since they are just too sleep-deprived. They start snapping at their coworkers. They take it out on their direct reports. People hate working with them or for them. They fail to deliver on time because there are simply not enough hours in the day to cater to their overbooked schedule. This leaves both the employee and the company at a serious disadvantage. Nobody wins."

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