3 Reasons Not to Come to Work Sick
With flu season upon us, many adults will inevitably come down with some sort of ailment over the next number of months. And when we do, we'll face the same decision countless workers grapple with: come to work sick, or just stay home? You'd think the latter would be the natural answer, but surprisingly, an estimated 69% of working Americans don't take sick days, even when they really need them.
Why do so many people come to work sick?
For some, it's a matter of income preservation. Not everyone gets paid sick time, and those who don't often can't afford a day or more without pay. For others, it's a means of not wasting vacation days. Though some companies differentiate between sick and vacation time, others lob the two together into a single bucket with limited days. And if you're planning a lengthy trip, for example, it makes sense that you wouldn't want to cut it short because you happened to come down with something a few months earlier.
Source: Fool.com
