Why are some people workaholics?

Part of the matter is societal. Americans are working more hours per week than in years past, and with all the downsizings and consolidations and lack of replacement hirings, more and more construction executives are putting in extra hours to complete the work previously completed by others. Part of the matter is technological. We live and work in a connected environment -- e-mails, instant messaging, fax machines, cell phones, and digital assistants -- making it hard for construction executives to truly get time away from their work. Part of the matter is financial. Whether it is how more and more of us mistakenly define success in terms of financial and materialistic measures or the fact that many Americans simply must work multiple jobs simply to earn a living wage and keep their families out of poverty, we are working more and more for the financial outcomes.