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90% of Us Go to Work Sick, and a Third of Us Never Skip a Day

By Michelle Mitchell Oct 25, 2019 | 5:12 PM

It’s the start of flu season.  So go get your flu shot, or one of your co-workers MIGHT get you sick.

A new poll found just under 90% us go to work with cold or flu symptoms at least some of the time.  Including a full third who said they ALWAYS do, no matter how sick they are.  Only 11% of us never go to work with cold or flu symptoms.

The #1 reason we show up sick is we feel like there’s just too much work to do.  54% of people in the survey said that’s one of the reasons they still go in.

The top four reasons are:  There’s just too much work, I don’t want to burn a sick day pressure from the boss, and my co-workers do it, so I should too.

The study also looked at the cities where people are most likely to show up to work sick.

Charlotte and Miami tied for first.  96% of people said they go in with symptoms at least sometimes.  The rest of the top five are Austin, Chicago, and Cincinnati.

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