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Workaholics and Workaholism: A Growing Problem for Companies :: ESL Essays
Workaholics and Workaholism: A Growing Problem for Companies à à à à Workaholics ââ¬â people, who have a compulsive and unrelenting need to work (www.dictionary.com) ââ¬â appear more and more among the working people of United States and other developed countries. At first glance, workaholics do not seem to be such a problem for industry and society as a whole. But in spite of all devotion to their work the workaholic will not be as valuable as a normal worker. Workaholics do not think about anything else except work that can cause severe health problems and can cause problems on their work. All that causes a reduction of economic profit for the company. à à à à à The term ââ¬Å"workaholismâ⬠appeared in the beginning of the 20th century after Frederick Taylor integrated new organization of work system. Taylor, famous businessman was born in 1856 in Philadelphia, and was known as ââ¬Å"father of scientific managementâ⬠. His new theory of work management has been known as ââ¬Å"Taylorismâ⬠. The term ââ¬Å"Taylorismâ⬠is seldom used in a positive way. For a short description, according to JoAnn Greco, the journalist of ââ¬Å"The Journal of Business Strategyâ⬠, ââ¬Å"Taylorismâ⬠is ââ¬Å"a sort of ruthless and quasi-Victorian efficiency that melds man with machine, often to manââ¬â¢s disadvantage.â⬠According Taylorââ¬â¢s theory of work organization the worker is nothing but a tool for gaining profit. (Greco) à à à à à à It will be unfair to say that Taylorââ¬â¢s theory did not do any good for the economy as a whole. In fact it really helped the economy in age of industrial development. But presently, in the age of high technologies we do not need to stress people to work hard. Many jobs require qualified people that being fired very hard to replace. Creating a workaholic ââ¬â Type A persons, can be very dangerous for future economics of single company and nationââ¬â¢s economy in the whole. Perfect example of the typical Type A person was presented in essay ââ¬Å"Company Manâ⬠, written by Ellen Goodman. The main character Phil was working in one company all his life striving for presidentââ¬â¢s position. There would be nothing wrong with that except for his fanatic desire to work ââ¬â ââ¬Å"If he wasnââ¬â¢t at the office, he was worried about it,â⬠- summarizes Goodman in the end of the essay. In his desire to become a president, Phil had to sacrifice the other part of his life ââ¬â his family. His wife Helen and his children did not even see their father too much - even on weekends he could not forget about his work.
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