Workaholic groups aren't working

A growing number of self-help groups are popping up in the US to help people to deal with workaholism, however many are failing because participants are too busy to turn up, The Times reports.

Apparently workaholic self-help groups, which are based on the tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous, have been particularly unsuccessful in Manhattan where over working is a way of life.

A recent global survey by the New York based Centre for Work Life Policy found 45 per cent of executives were 'extreme' workers who spend more than 60 hours a week on the job.
It seems there is some hope for workaholic groups: the survey found 80 per cent of women and 58 per cent of men said they wanted to change their workaholic ways in the near future.