How to work with a workaholic colleague

While it’s tempting to assume that your colleague is overworking in an attempt to outshine you, this is a classic example of a cognitive bias known as the fundamental attribution error. In social psychology, this refers to the tendency humans have to attribute another person’s actions to their character or personality, while attributing our own behavior to external or situational factors that are outside our control.

• Depersonalize
  • May be caused by work trauma at previous place
• Avoid glorifying the behavior.
  • Do not exhibit the same behavior yourself.
• Resist peer pressure
• Set boundaries
  • Push back