Research
The social fallout of working alongside an office workaholic
PsyPost · By Karina Petrova ·
The Brief
- A new paper in the Journal of Organizational Behavior examines coworkers of office workaholics.
- Colleagues who regularly log long hours and sacrifice personal time can push others to raise their own productivity.
- Coworkers may privately complain about the overachiever while their output rises.
Why it matters
The findings show that one employee's extreme work habits can change how colleagues perform and feel, which matters for anyone designing team norms or workloads.
Who’s affected
- Office workers and team members
- Managers and team leads
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- #psychology
- #coworkers
Working alongside a colleague who constantly logs long hours and sacrifices personal time can drive coworkers to increase their own productivity while privately complaining about the overachiever. A new paper published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior reveals that the…