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For manyworkersin the U.S., taking a day off when youre sick sounds daunting.
Inone survey, 89% of office employees said they have worked while they were ill. Like the boss inthis storydid.
So, she did just that and, to the bosss dismay, got a whole week off.
In many workplaces, workers are reluctant to take sick days.
And its not an exclusively American problem, either.
And financial reasons are not even at the top of the list of reasons why.
The majority of respondents said they go to work even when they feel under the weather because of guilt.
26% claimed they would feel guilty about theircoworkerswhod have to pick up the slack.
In the U.S., people also think that their boss and colleagues might think theyrefaking the illness.
And this is where the bosses come in.
No ones allowed to be sick.
Sickness is weakness, she explained the thinking.
At the very core of being American is the idea of being a hard worker.
39% feel anxious, 35% feel guilty, and 17% are fearful.
Whats more, its not just the company culture thats at fault here.
The individuals who are continuously going to work while sick are only digging themselves and others a bigger hole.
The way we glorify overworking in the US makes it difficult to implement key policy changes, she explained.
This culture also impacts people dealing with chronic conditions and health issues.
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