The Concept of Workaholism As The Extreme Point in Work Engagement, Its Individual and Organizational Outcomes

In the literature, work can be defined as the process in which an employee carries out a duty by means of labour production so as to get a wage. The work or an occupation as a multidimensional unit is also a tool for the sustainability of the life itself. Therefore, having a job or not is the main determinant factor in many of the social and the psychological processes in a particular society. What’s more, the employment as the fundamental aim of the political governments is the factor of the continuity of the political powers. From here it can be mentioned that the job or a work states many things in a micro scale for the sustainability of the individual as well as the government. However, workaholism described as focusing too much on a work or spending a great deal of one’s life by working is the extreme point from the perspective of work. The concept of workaholism may result in various problems such as burnout syndrome, work and family conflict, and overload stress phenomena for the individuals, and the decrease in the productivity and the labour turnover for the organizations. Then, the important thing is to keep the balance between job and joblessness. The aim of the study is to have a look at the term of workaholism within the work engagement point of view with all its ins and outs concerning individuals and the organizations.