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Someone who treats rest as a bug, not a feature.

means A person who compulsively works excessively, often at the expense of health, relationships, or leisure, and feels uneasy when not working.

from A blend coined in the late 1960s by psychologist Wayne Oates, who grafted '-aholic' from 'alcoholic' onto 'work,' deliberately framing overwork as an addiction with its own compulsions and withdrawal symptoms. The '-aholic' suffix later became a reusable joke-template for any compulsion (shopaholic, chocoholic), but workaholic was the original transplant.

origin
coined 1971 by Wayne Oates, a minister who overworked
irony
often less productive per hour than relaxed peers
tell
answers email on vacation to feel calm
risk
linked to burnout, insomnia, and bad decisions
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