Going to work when you’re sick is like juggling knives while riding a unicycle. It’s a bad idea for you and everyone around you, says HR expert Adrian Tan.
And some do it for the performance evaluation. Even though research has shown that working from home increases productivity and work-life balance, studies have also found that it can decrease the odds of being promoted.
This corresponds with pre-pandemic data from a study of remote workers in China by Stanford economists in 2013, which showed people working from home were about 50 per cent less likely to get a promotion compared with their onsite colleagues.It’s worth repeating that the result, not the effort, matters most. But I get it - by the time the result is out, it may be too late to fix anything if it goes wrong.
Going to the office may mean spreading your germs and misery to your co-workers, who will thank you with curses and glares. You will also be less alert when sick and make more mistakes. And if the illness is serious, not getting enough rest and treatment will only worsen the problem and keep you away from work longer.
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