Balancing Work and Family 

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Articles on Attorney and Addiction, Depression and Stress

 

• The General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section of the ABA recently published Bumps in the Road, a theme issue of GP Solo Magazine.

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The Culture of Workaholism

• More work, less vacation leaves workers grumpy

  BY GARY SOULSMAN GANNETT NEWS SERVICE

  As a workplace coach, Mary Helms has often talked to executives afraid of vacationing for more than a long weekend.

  "Somehow, workers are afraid, if they're not productive 100 percent of the time, their success will disappear," said Helms, based in Rehoboth Beach, Del.

  In the United States, there is no law giving people the right to paid vacation, and an increasing number of people report feeling unable to get away. A May survey of 2,000 adults by the online-travel company Expedia.com found that at least 30 percent of workers will give vacation days back to the company.

  "We seem to have a workaholic culture right now," said Mary Graham, a spokeswoman with the National Mental Health Association. "We're working long days, taking work home and keeping the cell phone on 24/7."

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