While we are still on the topic of tough jobs.
Business language continues to develop forget workaholic, there's a new term for those high adrenaline top jobs.
A report will be coming out next week on the Harvard Business Review (Extreme Jobs: The Dangerous Allure of the 70 hr work week) according to the FT (29/11/06)
This are the always accessible heads of global companies - they carry around blackberries, mobile phones that have email access matched with alot of travelling around. Apparently they give a huge part of their hearts and brains to the job. The problem is they are between 35-55 year olds - they are in essence separated from their families and failing in health. I'm not complaining any more - usually I don't feel like talking to anyone after a hard day and we are talking about something like 9 hours of work. Imagine if I was married poor soul.
Why don't they just quit?
Work for one or two years and leave? Most of those in this positions are not even aware that this are extreme jobs (workaholics). Besides let us not forget the over-sized compensation packages they are getting, the recognition and respect from peers....
We all want what they got - maybe that's why they are not quitting.
The downside is evertime they go to bed 4 people are in bed together.
1. Oneself
2. Partner/Spouse
3.and Two Blackberries!
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