According to the Bamboo HR survey, almost 65% of workers feel stressed, anxious, guilty, or fearful when asking for sick leave from their employer. Read more.
Hiding the need or desire for time off is commonplace in toxic American workplace culture. One woman experienced it when she used a sick day to schedule a vacation, only to see her boss boarding her flight.
Admit it: There's been at least one morning where you've emailed your boss to say you were too sick to come in and spent the day binge-watching Netflix.