But it's not just the licensing process and the culture of workaholism that push women out.

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Now if I could just devise a point system for this workaholism thing, life would be perfect.

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But back then, I wore my workaholism like a badge of honor.

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Another danger of workaholism: He or she risks getting their identity caught up in the job, says Stever Robbins, an executive coach and top 10 business podcaster.

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It is even more unusual that the leader should be Sarkozy, especially as he came to power on a platform of rupture with the French comforts of old: the 35-hour working week, toasty public-sector employment benefits and a generally negative attitude towards workaholism.

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Tech founders have lots of advice for those of us just starting out, but the operating assumption is clearly WORKAHOLISM, as in, handcuff yourself to your laptop, partake strictly of ramen and shun direct sunlight and the company of people who are not likewise handcuffed to laptops.

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