Confronting 'Workism' Culture

Will you be taking vacation this summer, or are you too busy with work? Today, we discuss "workism" — a term coined by Atlantic staff writer Derek Thompson, who argued in a piece earlier this year that work is becoming a religion for many Americans.

Janna Koretz, psychologist and founder of Azimuth Psychological, which specializes in helping people in high pressure jobs. Azimuth tweets @AzimuthPsych.

Ellen Ruppel Shell, science journalism professor at Boston University and author of "The Job: Work and Its Future in a Time of Radical Change." She tweets @EllenRuppelShel.She tweets @EllenRuppelShel.