Apedia

People Work Workaholics Meetings Anonymous Stop Feeling Questions

Id ESLPod_0884_CN
Episode Id ESLPod 884
Episode Title Types of Meetings
Title Workaholics Anonymous
Text

Workaholics Anonymous is an "association" (organization; club) of people who want to stop working "compulsively" (feeling that one has to do something, without feeling like one has a choice about it). The "workaholics" (people who work all the time, feeling like they should not or cannot stop working) have realized that their work is "taking over their life" (becoming one's top priority), interfering with their personal life, family, and other interests. The association is also open to people who compulsively clean, "work out" (exercise), "volunteer" (work without receiving payment), and more.

People who think they might be workaholics are given a list of 20 questions, such as, "Do you get more excited about your work than about family or anything else?" Or, "Have your long hours hurt your family or other relationships?" If they answer "yes" to three or more questions, they are considered a workaholic and are invited to participate in the association.

As with Alcoholics Anonymous, the people involved in "Workaholics Anonymous" work through a 12-step process to make "conscious" (actively thinking about something) positive changes in their life. Their participation can be "anonymous," meaning that their "true identity" (name; who someone is) is not "revealed" (shared with other people) in public.

The organization was created in 1983. Most of the meetings are "face-to-face" (in-person; with participants in the same room), but some are held online or "via" (by means of) email or phone. There is also an "annual" (yearly; occurring every year) conference.

Topics Business

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Stainless steel edelstahl

Previous card: Offend beleidigen to

Up to card list: ESLPod Culture Note