What does workphobic mean?
Workphobic means (nonstandard) Averse to working..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(nonstandard) Averse to working..
Guilt thus renders us productive and unproductive, workaholic and workphobic – a conflict that might explain the extreme and even violent lengths to which people sometimes will go, whether by scapegoating others or sacrificing themselves, to be rid of what many people consider the most unbearable emotion.
"If Steve was treated like a person instead of a machine and paid fairly for the amount of work he was expected to put out, I would have fully supported him staying on at GX," said Bowling's wife on reddit recently, in response to a critical fan. "As far as him being workphobic? He also maintains (and has since before [GameXplain]) a corporate 9-5 career... while also helping to raise four children. Trust me, he's extremely hard working."
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Workphobic means (nonstandard) Averse to working..
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Guilt thus renders us productive and unproductive, workaholic and workphobic – a conflict that might explain the extreme and even violent lengths to which people sometimes will go, whether by scapegoating others or sacrificing themselves, to be rid of what many people consider the most unbearable emotion.
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