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Business Daily: Insecure Overachievers

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Insecure Overachievers

22/10/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Insecure Overachievers

Exceptionally capable and ambitious, but driven by a deep belief in their own inadequacy.

Many of the professionals in the world are ‘insecure overachievers’: exceptionally capable and fiercely ambitious, but driven by a deep belief in their own inadequacy. Their ability and relentless drive to excel make them likely to succeed in the competitive environment of elite professional and financial firms, but the work culture is also taking advantage of their vulnerabilities.
Although successful City careers are associated with high salaries and eye-watering bonuses, the work culture can place excessive demands on many workers, and lead to break-downs, health problems and serious social damage for a significant number every year.

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