Not really work addiction but I'm veering towards something close.
I got into tech fairly late (late 20s) from a non-tech background. Although I'm not one of those inspirational success stories ("from self-taught to Googler in 6 months!"), I do have a frontend dev job that I enjoy now.
However, I have the tendency to always be anxious I'm not learning enough, I'm not doing enough to make up for my lack of technical background, I don't progress quickly enough. I don't think it's bad enough to be defined an "addiction" per se, but I'm quite obsessed about trying to find and finish learning materials (Youtube videos, podcasts, tutorials, books).
I realize it's not healthy to be glued to the screen all the time, though, so I block time for social activities: visit my parents, catch up with friends, volunteer, go to music concerts (that's it mostly). I literally force myself to do those even if I don't want to. Does not fully solve the issue, but most of the time I enjoy those activities anyway, and it makes sure I have better life balance.
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Not really work addiction but I'm veering towards something close.
I got into tech fairly late (late 20s) from a non-tech background. Although I'm not one of those inspirational success stories ("from self-taught to Googler in 6 months!"), I do have a frontend dev job that I enjoy now.
However, I have the tendency to always be anxious I'm not learning enough, I'm not doing enough to make up for my lack of technical background, I don't progress quickly enough. I don't think it's bad enough to be defined an "addiction" per se, but I'm quite obsessed about trying to find and finish learning materials (Youtube videos, podcasts, tutorials, books).
I realize it's not healthy to be glued to the screen all the time, though, so I block time for social activities: visit my parents, catch up with friends, volunteer, go to music concerts (that's it mostly). I literally force myself to do those even if I don't want to. Does not fully solve the issue, but most of the time I enjoy those activities anyway, and it makes sure I have better life balance.