The article contrasts American and European attitudes toward sick leave, highlighting that in the U.S., calling in sick is often viewed as a burden, leading employees to work despite illness. Meanwhile, European countries embrace sick leave as a norm, where taking time off for health reasons is widely accepted and even encouraged. This difference reflects broader cultural beliefs about health, productivity, and dignity, with Europeans seeing rest as a right and Americans often feeling guilty for needing it.
In most American workplaces, calling in sick is treated like an inconvenience - for the company, for coworkers, and often for the employee themselves.
In Europe, sick leave is normal, expected, and used. People don't feel guilty for taking it. Managers don't question it.
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