The Art of Calling In Sick—Or Not

Wall Street Journal article.

Calling in sick can be awkward..

"As flu season approaches, people soon will wake up to a tricky calculation: Should you drag yourself into work f.eeling awful? Or can you get away with staying home to heal?"

"Staying in bed poses a risk of falling behind or being seen as a slacker. But showing up sick, and grossing out or infecting colleagues, can be worse, and a growing number of employers are setting policies to discourage it."

"This year's outbreak of whooping cough, or pertussis—projected to be the worst in 53 years—brings a new, highly contagious risk to the workplace."

Full article at:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203406404578074643908621184.html

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