Seriously, Don't Come to Work If You're Sick
Nobody wants you and your gross germs.
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There's nothing more selfish you can do than come to work sick1472243488735. You may get a gold star for showing your sniffling face at the office and soldiering through the workday to prove your value—but everyone around you just gets sick. You're an inconsiderate work hazard.
When people bring their infectious illness to work, it spreads—and when sick people don't have a financial incentive to show up to work, fewer people get sick, according to a new working paper by the nonprofit National Bureau of Economic Research.