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Yeah, "calling out sick" allows for the possibility that people aren't really sick and there might be abuse of sick time happening for other reasons, like coord
by evilduck 5y ago
Yeah, "calling out sick" allows for the possibility that people aren't really sick and there might be abuse of sick time happening for other reasons, like coordinated sick-out protests or just individuals being fed up.
In this case, the droves of people claiming sick time are most likely genuinely sick.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoWhat might also be happening is that people are forced to call sick due to being tested positive or a close contact of one, even though they aren't actually feeling sick. We're seeing this here in Spain a lot now. A bit higher up in this thread someone mentioned not cancelling a birthday because all the guests had COVID anyway. But work environments are more strict. I have a feeling this is what they meant by stating it that way, not implying that the workers aren't actually sick. A case of COVID is easily verified anyway.
- marcosdumay 5y agoIf they tested positive, they are sick.
- nradov 5y agoThere is a difference between testing positive for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material versus having the clinical disease COVID-19. The tests can report false positives, especially among convalescent patients. Many infections are asymptomatic so the patient is literally not "sick" (although they should generally not come into a workplace to avoid infecting others).