Friday Fun Facts
How often do you use your sick days?
- I don't. I go to work even when I'm sick, 10.7%
- I don't get sick, so I don't take sick days, 9.0%
- When I need a "mental health" day, 28.8%
- When I think I'm getting the sniffles, 1.8%
- When I'm so sick I can't get out of bed, 49.8%
Source: Bostonworks.com poll
Thought: Why does HR spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about sick time when the abuse is really not systemic? I find that most HR departments worry about sick time when there has been an individual abuse of the policy. Why are we so afraid to confront the employee who is abusing the policy? It seems like we make everyone suffer for the abuse of a few.
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