白领自测：你是“自愿工作狂”吗？

 　一听到“工作狂”这三个字，大多数人脑中出现的画面多是不分昼夜在电脑前忙活，累得半死还不敢休息的一群人。可是有那么一类人，他们也一刻不停在工作，但是丝毫不觉疲惫，反而乐在其中，好像工作就是他们最大的乐趣。你是这样的“自愿工作狂”吗？ 

　　Engaged workaholics are distinct from the classic, compulsively driven worker who can't unplug ever and always feels like he or she should be working and suffer greater-than-average ill effects: more conflicts at work, less job satisfaction, poorer social relationships, more heart attacks, more divorces。 

　　“自愿工作狂”(engaged workaholics)与传统意义上的被迫工作狂是完全不同的。被迫工作狂永远没有停下来的时候，而且总是觉得自己应该一直处于工作状态，并由此饱受各类工作狂负面效应的困扰：工作上冲突不断、工作满意度不高、社会关系不佳、心脏病高发、离婚率高。 

　　Engaged workaholics may dodge¹ some or all of those nasty repercussions² for one simple reason: They love what they do. They get a kick out of it. They don't feel stressed by it。 

　　“自愿工作狂”可以免受上述这些不良效应的困扰，仅仅是因为：他们热爱他们所做的工作。工作时乐在其中，根本不觉得工作是压力。 

　　The engaged workaholics didn't have burnout anywhere near the level of the workaholics, suggesting that loving work may buffer³ the stress effects of working too hard. They are people who work really hard but know when to quit。 

　　“自愿工作狂”不会有普通工作狂那样的职业倦怠感，这说明对工作的热爱可以抵消工作劳累带来的压力。他们工作非常卖力，但是也知道什么时候该停下来休息。

1 dodge   

v.闪开，躲开，避开；n.妙计，诡计

参考例句：

• A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.她向树后一闪，才没被车从身上辗过。
• The dodge was coopered by the police.诡计被警察粉碎了。

2 repercussions   

n.后果，反响( repercussion的名词复数 )；余波

参考例句：

• The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry. 这家公司的垮台将会给整个行业造成间接的负面影响。
• Human acts have repercussions far beyond the frontiers of the human world. 人类行为所产生的影响远远超出人类世界的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 buffer   

n.起缓冲作用的人(或物)，缓冲器；vt.缓冲

参考例句：

• A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时，很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。
• Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。