Working While Sick Isn’t A Hillary Thing. It’s An American Thing.

It’s not just Hillary Clinton. Working while sick is a widespread American phenomenon, ingrained in our public policy and embedded in our workaholic, and often male-dominated, office culture. By attending an event on Sunday while sick with pneumonia, Clinton succumbed to “presenteeism,” or showing up to work when you’re really not feeling well. The goal: to demonstrate that you’re a hard worker and that you’re not fragile or weak. That’s a particularly important notion for the country’s first major-party female presidential nominee ― and judging by some reactions, Clinton succeeded on that score. Wait, so Hillary has PNEUMONIA and she's still campaigning as hard as she is? You realize how badass that is, right?— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 11, 2016 Working while sick is considered rather heroic in some circles. A 2014 survey found that about one-quarter of U.S. workers say they always go to work when they’re sick. Sixty-seven percent said those who did their job while ill were hard workers, according to the survey from the National Sanitation Foundation. Arriving early, staying late and demonstrating total commitment to one’s job at the expense of one’s health and family is part of the subtle masculinity contest going on at the highest levels of the workforce, Jennifer Berdahl, a professor at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia, recently told The Huf...
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