While we all should have learned something from the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems some people never learn: A new survey shows three in four people still feel obligated to show up at work sick.
In fact, 38% of those people say they show their face just to prove they’re ill.
That said, the same survey showed 57% of respondents really would prefer sick co-workers stay home.
The poll, which was commissioned by the cough medicine brand Bronchostop, also revealed why those who are under the weather try to cowboy up: 42% fear taking a sick day would make them appear unreliable, while nearly as many, 41%, say they don’t want to saddle colleagues with their workload.
Twenty-one percent want to prove their dedication by showing up with the sniffles, and nearly 60% feel the best way to overcome a cold is to act as if they don’t have one.
That said, 43% consider those who do show up ill “selfish” — and nearly 50% said they’d have no problem telling a sick co-worker to go home.
Survey questions, methodology and results have not been verified or endorsed by ABC News or The Walt Disney Company.