Your colleague is the first one in and the last one to leave. They volunteer to take on every additional task that comes your team’s way and they respond to emails within minutes. They’re working all the time, whether from the office or from home. In short? You’re dealing with a workaholic.
How to Work with a Workaholic Colleague
You don’t have to follow their lead. Here’s how to set boundaries.
February 01, 2023
Summary.
Working with a workaholic colleague can be challenging. You know how infectious the secondhand stress can be: since they’re putting in overtime, you feel compelled to do the same. Their urgency and ultra-responsiveness create more tasks and replies for you to deal with. And their behavior can be downright damaging to your wellbeing. In this piece, the author outlines four steps you can take to mitigate the negative effects of their behavior on yourself and your team: 1) Depersonalize their actions. 2) Avoid glorifying the behavior. 3) Resist peer pressure. 4) Set boundaries.