There are few things more annoying than sitting next to a coworker who is continually coughing, sneezing and complaining about how badly they feel. If you are like most people, you might think to yourself “why didn’t they just stay home? That’s what I would do.” According to a recent study by Monster.com, the odds are that you wouldn’t stay at home to recuperate. You would instead be part of the 71 percent of workers who go to work even when they are ill. Of the 29 percent that do stay home, two-thirds spend the time away from the office working, not recuperating.
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