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BLOG: Your Boss Isn't Buying It

Monday morning rolls around ...and you're tinkering with the idea of making it a three day weekend. Maybe you're genuinely sick, maybe you're not. But, do you suck it up or stay at home?

Plenty of users sounded off in today's Morning Chatter ...

If you're among those who opt to call out, new research may make you reconsider. In a survey of 3000 bosses in Great Britain, nearly three-quarters said they don't believe their employees when they call out sick.

The same percentage said they were less likely to grant someone a promotion or offer them a raise if they took advantage of regular sick days.

One-third of bosses said they expect their employees to come to work, despite being sick.

But, if you ask me ... I think it depends on the nature of the illness. If you're contagious or unable to perform job functions, stay home. If you've got a sniffle, suck it up and come to work.

--Nicole Brewer

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