History Main / WorkHardPlayHard

* Misato from ''NeonGenesisEvangelion''

* In ''DragonAge'', the Qunari are described as this by Sten if you're friends with him by the end of the game. He compares you being declared "The Hero of Fereldan" to when a Qunari is declared ''Qunoran Vehl'', and says that they party so hard that ''executions'' are sometimes required to get everyone back in line. Of course, when they're ''not'' throwing a raucous party, the Qunari are extremely serious and efficient - Sten says he has no memory of playing when he was a child and is somewhat offended by the notion that you'd think a Qunari would waste their time with such frivolity; even childhood is merely a time for studying whatever role they will be playing in society as an adult.

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You're surprised to see him [[BottleFairy break open the alcohol]], start screaming karaoke or show other wild behaviors that you never saw at work. Turns out, he spends as much energy partying as he does working hard. He might even use the fact that he works so hard as an ''excuse'' to why he plays so hard.

* Tony Stark in ''Film/IronMan'' more clearly demonstrated this trope at the beginning of the movie, where he's pretty much inventing state of the art weapons system in between having crazy hardcore parties. He stops playing so hard, though, when his experience in Afghanistan leads him to make very serious efforts to curb the violence.

* Jadzia Dax from ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' is an exceptional science officer who enjoys partying hard, gambling with Ferengi, brawling with Klingons, drinking, rough sex, fun on the holosuite, and playing practical jokes, and still finds time to be the station's biggest gossip.

* [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Elizabeth I]] was rather like this. She loved giving parties and men made elaborate(and perhaps somewhat suspicious)statements of CourtlyLove toward her.

* In ''TheSimpsons'', Homer was worried that Bart was turning gay and he brought Bart to a steel mill to show him manly men doing manly jobs. Turned out it was a ManlyGay steel mill. Then the 5 o'clock whistle blew, and the place became an industrial-themed gay dance club. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=icIwKaci3MI "We work hard, we play hard."]]
* In ''YoungJustice,'' WordOfGod says this is the general perception the public has of [[{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]], rather than as the usual RichIdiotWithNoDayJob he depicts himself as in other continuities.

TruthInTelevision here, as relaxing and having fun is good way to keep stress levels down. Being social is also a good way to find employment and learn from others, so a complete workaholic is pretty tough to find in RealLife. There's also the fact that most people ''enjoy'' having fun and relaxing — but need to work to earn money.

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* ChristopherTitus described his father this way; he never missed a chance to get drunk, high, or laid, but he also never missed a day of work.

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* In ''TheSimpsons'', Homer was worried that Bart was turning gay and he brought Bart to a steel mill to show him manly men doing manly jobs. Turned out it was a ManlyGay steel mill. Then the 5 o'clock whistle blew, and the place became an industrial-themed gay dance club. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=icIwKaci3MI "We work hard, we play hard."]]
* In ''YoungJustice,'' WordOfGod says this is the general perception the public has of [[{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]], rather than as the usual RichIdiotWithNoDayJob he depicts himself as in other continuities.

* Jadzia Dax from StarTrekDeepSpaceNine is an exceptional science officer who enjoys partying hard, gambling with Ferengi, brawling with Klingons, drinking, rough sex, fun on the holosuite, and playing practical jokes, and still finds time to be the station's biggest gossip.

** I dunno, rousting the terrorists out of Gulmira [[TruffautWasRight looked pretty fun to me.]]

* Tony Stark in ''IronMan'' more clearly demonstrated this trope at the beginning of the movie, where he's pretty much inventing state of the art weapons system in between having crazy hardcore parties. He stops playing so hard, though, when his experience in Afghanistan leads him to make very serious efforts to curb the violence.

* In ''TheSimpsons'', Homer was worried that Bart was turning gay and he brought Bart to a steel mill to show him manly men doing manly jobs. Turned out it was a HardGay steel mill. Then the 5 o'clock whistle blew, and the place became an industrial-themed gay dance club. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=icIwKaci3MI "We work hard, we play hard."]]

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* In RealLife, [[GermanicEfficiency Ger]][[BestBeerEver mans]] are said to be like this.
** Also the Japanese, according to some.
* In ''TheSimpsons'', Homer was worried that Bart was turning gay and he brought Bart to a steel mill to show him manly men doing manly jobs. Turned out it was a HardGay steel mill. Then the 5 o'clock whistle blew, and the place became an industrial-themed gay dance club. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=icIwKaci3MI "We work hard, we play hard."]]
* ChristopherTitus described his father this way; he never missed a chance to get drunk, high, or laid, but he also never missed a day of work.
* The late Charlie Wilson, as portrayed in ''Charlie Wilson's War'', fell under this. Well, after he decided to get involved in Afghanistan, anyway — we see little evidence of the "work hard" before that.

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