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How about a startup, for starters? Where people spend years burning themselves out? How about when you have a big project coming up for a client and your team
by allovernow 7y ago
How about a startup, for starters? Where people spend years burning themselves out?
How about when you have a big project coming up for a client and your team is depending on your contributions?
I'm not advocating for this sort of pressure, but I'm saying that even a law requiring paid sick leave is not going to guarantee that people go home when they're sick. Even in low paying jobs, managers still have to cover shifts. There's always pressure to work. Laws aren't magic.
- alkonaut 7y agoBoth of those are examples where it’s typically possible to work from home while ill. That I realize can be a pressure everywhere. There’s a difference between being pressured to work and being pressured to come to work. It’s the second that is counterproductive. If it’s the deadline day and you can afford three people to be off next week so long as the one sick person comes in this week, then it’s a conscious tradeoff at least. But in general it’s short sighted and counterproductive, not to mention rude to coworkers.