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Ergophobia 

It's the fear of work or the workplace.
James: Why did you stop going to work?
Bob: I can't do it anymore. I have ergophobia.
James: Ergo-what?
Bob: Ergophobia. It's the fear of work or the workplace.
Ergophobia by Synurex March 22, 2021
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ergophobia 

Clothing company based in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.

"ergophobia" erg•o•pho•bi•a (hm-fb-)noun. An intense and persistant fear of work. Fear of rapid change, fear of misinformation, of being passed over in promotional hierarchies, of backstabbing, of being fired, of interpersonal conflict, of sexual harassment, of failing in one's own or other's expectations, and in general, all the performance anxieties that go along with a job.
Ergophobia is amazing!
ergophobia by AndrewNJ May 30, 2007

ergophobia 

The phobia of the torture device that is used in training for the sport of "rowing" called the ergometer. In reality, ergometers are used to kill off the weak by genocide war lords.
Coach: Everybody set up your ergs for a 2k.
Rower: Sorry coach, I have a horrible case of ergophobia.

Terrorphobia 

Suffering from a fear of terrorism. Terrorphobic.

Crowded public transport, being in a tall building, large public events, or seeing a bag left on its own make you scared for your life.
"I cant go to the Opening Cermony because of my terrorphobia. It would be the perfect time to attack."
Terrorphobia by bfgl September 16, 2011

Errophobia 

The fear of Getting an error which is not easy to find (while coding)
I can make the app show the input, but my Errophobia just makes me fell like i'll get 50 build errors!
Errophobia by TE_INVANATOR April 22, 2022

Ergophobia 

In what is probably one of the most convenient phobias on this list ergophobia is the fear of work or the workplace environment. On a serious note however, psychologists believe it is a combination of various fears such as failing at assigned tasks, social anxiety, and public speaking.
-"um boss i have Ergophobia so i cant work here sorry!"
Ergophobia by LightningThunda November 3, 2014