I'm sure some will keep unofficial track, especially if the co-worker's absence impacts them - or they perceive that it does Funny you mention that...I had a c

I'm sure some will keep unofficial track, especially if the co-worker's absence impacts them - or they perceive that it does Funny you mention that...I had a coworker who used to write funny emails to the team when he was sick. While searching my inbox to show one to my wife, I saw that there were 22 of them in a 2 year period (we only officially got 3 sick days per year). After that, I kept an unofficial tally.