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Social trend
Workism
is a term describing excessive devotion to
work ethic
, so much that it defines a person's
purpose in life
. The term was coined by American journalist
Derek Thompson
, in a 2019 article for
The Atlantic
magazine.
[1]
[2]
[3]
Workism may come across as cult-like because of the burden being put on workists to present themselves positively, the use of
groupthink
, having work dictate their relationships and thinking, and the pursuit of an idealised outcome that may be unrealistic. Workism may be experienced as oppressive by both working and non-working people.
[3]
Workist attitudes may develop in the context of a historically
Protestant work ethic
, or independently as a
heuristic bias
redeeming hustle culture, in which people try to justify the immense sacrifices they have made to maintain and advance their
careers
, rather than the reason they started making those sacrifices.
[4]
It is also claimed that workism has trickled down from the top, for whom this disposition makes more sense.
[5]
Workism takes after, but is distinct from
productivism
and
producerism
. Producerism focuses on the merit of what is being produced, through any means, while workism focuses on the merit of accomplishing or earning something through work. Productivism is like workism, but more easily praises non-work activities, assuming that those non-work activities produce something of tangible value, or lead to it.
Work martyr
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]
A person who puts work before their own time and health may be called a 'work martyr'. Work martyrs typically experience gratification from work and outperform others, but may be unable to delegate or unplug from work.
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See also
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Notes
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]
- ^
Hess, AJ (Apr 4, 2023).
"How 'workism' replaced religion"
.
Fast Company
. Retrieved
Aug 8,
2023
.
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Tracinski, Robert (January 31, 2022).
"In Defense of "Workism"
"
.
Discourse
.
- ^
a
b
Thompson, Derek (February 24, 2019).
"Workism Is Making Americans Miserable"
.
The Atlantic
.
- ^
Griffith, Erin (2019-01-26).
"Why Are Young People Pretending to Love Work?"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
2023-11-25
.
- ^
Lepore, Jill (2021-01-11).
"What's Wrong with the Way We Work"
.
The New Yorker
.
ISSN
0028-792X
. Retrieved
2023-11-25
.
- ^
"5 Warning Signs You Are Becoming A Work Martyr"
.
HuffPost UK
. 2020-01-27
. Retrieved
2023-11-25
.
- ^
Wilding, Melody (2017).
"10 Signs That You've Become a 'Work Martyr 'There's a new type of workaholism: the 'work martyr'
"
.
References
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- "How I am stepping back from workism to nurture my broader ambitions"
.
www.science.org
.
- Levs, Josh.
"The dangers of "workism"
"
.
Strategy+business
.
- Horton, Adrian (March 31, 2022).
"Hustle harder: how TV became obsessed with stories of workism"
– via The Guardian.
- "Workism Isn't Working | Michael Toscano"
.
First Things
.
- "
"Workism" : identite et travail, la pandemie a-t-elle rompu le lien ? | Welcome to the Jungle"
.
www.welcometothejungle.com
.
- Collins, Luke (February 9, 2023).
"The workism con: On Gen Z, quiet quitting, and work-life balance"
.
- Douthat, Ross (January 27, 2023).
"Opinion | Is 'Workism' Dooming Civilization? Notes on the New Pew Parents Study"
– via NYTimes.com.
- DeRose, Lyman Stone, Laurie (May 5, 2021).
"What Workism Is Doing to Parents"
.
The Atlantic
.
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