 Doctor, how do you differentiate between a workaholic and someone who's simply a hard worker? Well, a hard worker or a chilled worker is in the office dreaming about being on the ski slopes. And a workaholic is on the ski slopes dreaming about being back at the office. It's a lot more complicated than that. But a hard worker is someone who has balance. A chilled worker is someone who has balance. A workaholic is someone who mainly works all the time or stays busy most of the time.