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> Also, there is a culture of not staying home when you're sick That's been my experience in the US, but in Japan? While briefly living there, I was shocked wh
by endemic 7y ago
> Also, there is a culture of not staying home when you're sick
That's been my experience in the US, but in Japan? While briefly living there, I was shocked when my 22 year old neighbor stayed home because of a common cold.
- jcriddle4 7y agoI suspect it is more company/occupation specific. High paying white collar workers are probably much more likely to be able to stay home. Low pay workers, likely have much less vacation benefits and all and must come to work. Me specifically I have over enough PTO with no prior vacation commitments that a week off it not a problem.
- perl4ever 7y ago"High paying white collar workers" or even mediocre paid white collar workers are more likely to be working from home when sick. I have never had a job where I felt comfortable and able to take a sick day because I had "just" a cold, but since I've had an office job where working from home was allowed, I would also not feel comfortable coming into the office sick.