Rejoinder to Atroszko & Luszuk (2025) “Work Addiction and Creativity: Balanced View and Benefits of Workaholism”

ABSTRACT We thank Atroszko and Luszuk for engaging with our article “The silver lining of workaholism: its impact on employees' creativity and presenteeism”, which discusses the mechanisms and boundary conditions through which workaholism relates to employee creativity and presenteeism. We value commentary and rejoinders as an important part of cumulative science—particularly in domains such as workaholism where definitions, underlying mechanisms, and practical implications remain actively debated. In that spirit, we offer several clarifications where we believe the commentary misreads our intent and overextends a primarily pathological interpretation of workaholism. At a high level, our study does not “promote” workaholism. Rather, consistent with calls in the literature to avoid rigid “good versus bad” classifications, we model a more balanced empirical account: workaholism can be associated with creativity under certain processes/conditions, while simultaneously carrying costs (e.g., presenteeism). Below, we respond to the major issues raised in the commentary.