Should you take a sick day when you're working from home?


By AGENCY

Trying to power through your illness while working from home is a new version of presenteeism. — dpa

Many of us have been taking our laptops home with us during the Covid-19 pandemic.

So when we’re sick, should we just continue checking emails from bed instead of taking actual sick days?

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