Company promises rewards to employees with fewest absences, leading employees to come in sick to "win": 'They put our sick days on a leaderboard'

Should you go to work if you are not feeling well?No matter how important your job is, nothing justifies going to work when you're sick, especially if you have coworkers. Sick days exist for a reason, and anyone should use them if they feel they are, in fact, sick. If you ignore the symptoms and go to work as you are, say what you want about your work ethic, but the only thing you are doing is selfishly putting other people at risk of getting sick too. Just stay home until you recover, the job can wait.Unfortunately, even if that is your mindset and you completely agree with all that is said above, many employers do not feel the same. How many employees deal with employers who frown upon any leave of absence, for whatever reason? Every day, employees have to fight for their right to take a day off work because they are not feeling well, while their bosses act like a day off is the worst thing in the world.Even though employers can't refuse someone their sick days, they can definitely use questionable tactics to encourage employees to give up on their sick days independently. Some, like the company in the story below, would do so by creating a leaderboard that showcases employees' …

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