Never Not Working

<p><b>The always-on hustle culture creates an unhealthy counterproductive relationship with work.</b></p><p>Many workers believe that to compete with other top talent they must embrace a culture that rewards long hours and a constant connection to work. Businesses and society endorse busyness overwork and extreme commitment as the most valued traits in workers. Sometimes that endorsement is explicit as when Elon Musk told X/Twitter employees to work long hours at high intensity or get fired. More often it's an implicit contract a buildup of organizational and cultural norms and the adoption of new technologies that make it easy to tether people to work.</p><p>Either way this workaholic behavior is unhealthy and counterproductive for workers <i>and</i> for organizations. It's time to fight back. Malissa Clark--a preeminent researcher on the culture of overwork--shows you how in <i>Never Not Working</i>. Clark examines overwork and burnout not just from the individual's perspective but from an organizational perspective too. She delivers a comprehensive nuanced definition of workaholism busting myths along the way--working long hours it turns out doesn't automatically make you a workaholic. She also helps you assess whether you're falling prey to the phenomenon and whether you're creating workaholics in your organization.</p><p>Clark shows you how to escape the trap of putting work at the center of everything and thus losing your well-being--or your company's performance--in the process. Deeply researched and written for everyone from leaders to individual contributors <i>Never Not Working</i> is the essential guide to identifying workaholism in yourself and others and starting on the road to recovery.</p>