Study: Present-but-sick workers drag down others' productivity too

摘要

You know people who come to work sick are unproductive - one reason why you probably tell them not to.rnBut now comes a new study of health and productivity showing that "presenteeism" reduces organizational productivity more than absenteeism.rnWow. That's a tad counterintuitive. But think about it - workers who drag physical or mental health woes to the office can bring others down two ways: 1. They can infect their colleagues witl communicable diseases - as we've seen in the swine flu outbreak.