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August 26, 2009

Quiz: Are You a Workaholic?

Is your dedication to work healthy or harmful? This quiz can help you find out.

  • 30 questions; estimated time to take this quiz: 10 minutes. Your answers are not recorded or shared with anyone.

1. Do you take work home and work late into the night?

a. often
b. sometimes
c. never

2. Do you work on weekends and holidays?

a. often
b. sometimes
c. never

3. Do you get to work early to get a jump on things?

a. often
b. sometimes
c. never

4. On Monday mornings are you

a. anxious to get back to work
b. reluctant to start another week of work
c. neither anxious, nor reluctant

5. Would you say that

a. there are too many inappropriate demands on your time
b. the demands on your time are not excessive
c. you could undertake many more projects

6. Do you have to skip or shorten your lunch breaks?

a. often
b. sometimes
c. never

7. Do you ever work while you eat lunch?

a. often
b. sometimes
c. never

8. Do you find that you are harassed by constant, unexpected emergencies?

a. yes
b. sometimes
c. never

9. Do you move, walk and eat rapidly because you don't want to waste time?

a. yes
b. sometimes
c. never

10. Would you say that you feel

a. pretty much in control of work problems most of the time
b. sometimes in control
c. harassed and not in control most of the time

11. Do you find that you can't miss a day of work because you would fall too far behind?

a. yes
b. no

12. Do you find it difficult to say "no" to requests?

a. often
b. sometimes
c. never

13. Is it important for you to do things better than others?

a. yes
b. no

14. Do you feel you always have to be "on" at work?

a. yes
b. no

15.  Do you find yourself fretting when others do not "move at your command" or work as fast as you do?

a. often
b. sometimes
c. never

16. Would you rate yourself as

a. exceedingly ambitious
b. moderately ambitious
c. not ambitious at all

17. Do you strive for perfection and excellence?

a. often
b. sometimes
c. never

18. Do you have the freedom you need to perform your work the way you believe is best?

a. yes
b. no

19. Are you able to set priorities with a proper sense of urgency and importance?

a. often
b. sometimes
c. never

20. If you were suddenly laid off, what would you miss the most?

a. the money
b. the work itself
c. the company of my colleagues

21. Would you say that your present work

a. underutilizes your abilities and skills
b. overtaxes your abilities and skills
c. allows you to grow and develop new skills

22. At the end of a working day, do you feel

a. exhausted and fit for nothing
b. glad that you can spend time on your personal life
c. occasionally tired, but usually quite satisfied

23. Do you find it difficult to relax and do nothing?

a. yes
b. no

24. Do you feel vaguely guilty whenever you relax, especially when you're facing a deadline?

a. often
b. sometimes
c. never

25. Do you find it difficult to enjoy leisure because you can't stop thinking about problems at work?

a. often
b. sometimes
c. never

26. Do you find that leisure time bores you and that you would rather be at the office?

a. yes
b. no

27. Do you find that you don't particularly like taking vacations?

a. yes
b. no

28. Are you able to maintain a good balance between your work and private life?

a. yes
b. no

29. Do you talk about your work

a. on your free time with friends or family
b. only with colleagues or the boss
c. only rarely

30. If you suddenly won a large sum of money, would you

a. quit working for the rest of your life
b. pursue a different career
c. continue in the same line of work as you do now

  • Read the article: Are You a Workaholic?


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