Workers are calling out sick in droves

Re:Workers are calling out sick in droves by evilduck on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @01:15PM (#29983302)

Yeah, "calling out sick" allows for the possibility that people aren't really sick and there might be abuse of sick time happening for other reasons, like coordinated sick-out protests or just individuals being fed up.

In this case, the droves of people claiming sick time are most likely genuinely sick.

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Re:Workers are calling out sick in droves by GekkePrutser on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @01:44PM (#29983775)

What might also be happening is that people are forced to call sick due to being tested positive or a close contact of one, even though they aren't actually feeling sick.

We're seeing this here in Spain a lot now. A bit higher up in this thread someone mentioned not cancelling a birthday because all the guests had COVID anyway. But work environments are more strict.

I have a feeling this is what they meant by stating it that way, not implying that the workers aren't actually sick. A case of COVID is easily verified anyway.

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Re:Workers are calling out sick in droves by marcosdumay on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @02:18PM (#29984285)

If they tested positive, they are sick.

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Re:Workers are calling out sick in droves by nradov on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @04:27PM (#29986116)

There is a difference between testing positive for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material versus having the clinical disease COVID-19. The tests can report false positives, especially among convalescent patients. Many infections are asymptomatic so the patient is literally not "sick" (although they should generally not come into a workplace to avoid infecting others).

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