The Average American Spends 84 Hours a Year Working Sick
March 28, 2024 7:14AM PDT
Sick young woman lying in the bed covered with blanket. Ill woman lying in bed with high temperature.
Here’s why other people at work got you sick multiple times this winter . . .
A new poll found the average American spends 84 hours a year working sick. That’s 10-and-a-half workdays, or just over two weeks’ worth.
And the top reason we do it is . . . we’d rather “power through” and not have people think we’re just being dramatic.
47% said they’d rather work through an illness than take a sick day. And 34% worry people might think they’re being lazy, or a wuss.
We’re far more likely to skip out on friends when we’re sick. The average person misses 17 social events a year because they’re not feeling well.
(SWNS)
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