Are any of you aspies workaholics?

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If my work is interesting then yes...I love my work now, I'm a ballet dancer. We have an optional warm up class in the morning and unless I'm really tired from lack of sleep, I'm there every day. Most people don't come every single day like me. Although there are a few. Then after work three days a week, I go to the gym and spend an extra hour at least working out. I do this because I want to be a stronger, better dancer. Right now, theres nobody else I work with who goes to the gym as much as I do. People call me crazy. I love when they say that because it means I'm working hard.

my employer and i are both fortunate that my work is actually a special interest for me. i work in the mining industry as a technical troubleshooter, mining/earthmoving machine electronic control systems is my focus. hehe.

the following is a summary of what i do...

*. handling internal and external product technical enquiries.
*. working with internal departments, customers, and component suppliers to resolve technical issues or implement workarounds through careful planning and research.
*. on-site and remote troubleshooting guidance for technicians and customer representatives.
*. communicating diagnostic techniques, and providing technical support to both customers and technicians.
*. interpreting oil sample analysis information, recommending action, and following up with internal departments and customers.
*. authoring of comprehensive technical reports for factory notification of product abnormality, recognised trends, and irregularities or omissions in literature.
*. providing technical and failure analysis reports to support internal warranty processes and product improvement.
*. systems education for both customers and technicians as a pre-emptive measure.

50-60 hour weeks mean that my life outside of work can/does come second as a result... but i really enjoy the work so it is not such a bad thing, and my employer does look after me.

i did once work much longer hours, averaging 80-90 hour weeks. my longest solid working stretch was around 223 hours in 14 days (approx. 16 hours a day over 14 days) to commission a refurbishment of an ingersoll-rand drill rig... i was hand-balled a half-complete, botched job that i had nothing to do with (up to that point) and it was expected that the end result would be perfect... and it was . this was when i was still running around mine sites as a field technical specialist - and before i took my current office role.

I guess I'm a workoutaholic... I go to the gym pretty much every day for at least 2-3 hours.