Comments on: Karoshi vs. arbejdsglæde

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:54:14 +0000

Alexander,

Just found your blog and LOVE IT. Will be getting the book.

All the best!

Tony

By: keith saisell

keith saisell — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:12:46 +0000

Would this concept be similar to the Western Type A Personality?

It seems to be that it is.

Would appreciate what others think.

By: housewife

housewife — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:59:42 +0000

my husband on the trip again,his boss told him this: i dont care you have to fly all nite, you must be there(he has to be at Japan on Tues and fly all nite to NZ to have metting when he arrived)Dont know how a person can last that long. again, i at home, pray for him. whish he will goes through. hope you guy understand my postm englich is my second language.

By: housewife

housewife — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:50:58 +0000

i knew bout karoshi a while ago, but seem like i will witness onw very soon that s my husband. we live in asia, his job required him to travel to Erope, USA and some another country. he just come back from this trip: vietnam to usa for 3days then straight to Thailand then vietnam. next day went towork at 8am and got home about 4in the morning. so, do you think he will be one of the case KAROSHI.sad is it?

By: New Danish website and blog about arbejdsglæde

New Danish website and blog about arbejdsglæde — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:59:49 +0000

[...] And if you’re wondering what the heck arbejdsglæde is, you can read all about it in a previous post called Karoshi vs. Arbejdsglæde. [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:24:31 +0000

I know a few people who definitely need this today.

By: Kare Anderson

Kare Anderson — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:13:30 +0000

From one Dane to another I know that the instinct to be “industrious”can often disguise workaholic tendencies. Kudos on the great post

By: Alexander

Alexander — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:34:56 +0000

Mark: Yeah – learning to relax does seem like a weird proposition.

VIrgil: Really? That’s excellent! Just goes to show how similar Danish culture is to Dutch.

Nichlas: Great point – I haven’t seen that phrase in any other language either. Thanks!

Deb: Well if VW can get fahrvergnügen into the vocabulary maybe there’s hope for “arbejdsglæde” :o)

Michael: Arbejdsglaede is very much about everything you like about work. Work itself, the co-workers, humor, coffee breaks – everything that makes you happy at work.

By: Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Lee Stallard — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:03:24 +0000

Alex,

I love it! Out of curiosity, does arbejdsglaede contemplate happiness from tasks (as in the word “flow”) or is it broader to also include happiness from relationships at work?

By: Deb Call

Deb Call — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:10:07 +0000

Sobering post, Alexander. I feel sad that we in America don’t have a word/concept that describes the radical notion of happiness at work. If we did, many therapists and drug companies would be out of work.