Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The practice of reporting to work despite illness or the inability to focus productively on one's job.
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- noun The act of being
present atwork even if one is toosick to beproductive , or work beyond the expectedhours
Etymologies
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Examples
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The cost is even higher when you factor in "presenteeism" -- workers who are physically at work, but distracted (by, I don't know, arranging summer care, perhaps?).
Sheila Lirio Marcelo: Summer Child Care Equals Work Interruption? 2010
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When employees know they're not trusted, they become experts at "presenteeism" - the physical appearance of working, without anything getting done.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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When employees know they're not trusted, they become experts at "presenteeism" - the physical appearance of working, without anything getting done.
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But, warns Rochelle Morandini, you're not doing yourself or your company any favours with your "presenteeism" - showing up to work so you're physically present on the job but not working up to speed because of illness.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Jennifer Myers 2010
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She and others pointed to a 2004 study by Cornell University showing that "presenteeism" - people showing up for work sick - costs the economy $180 billion annually in lost productivity, or more than $250 per employee per year.
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She and others pointed to a 2004 study by Cornell University showing that "presenteeism" - people showing up for work sick - costs the economy $180 billion annually in lost productivity, or more than $250 per employee per year.
Home 2009
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She and others pointed to a 2004 study by Cornell University showing that "presenteeism" - people showing up for work sick - costs the economy $180 billion annually in lost productivity, or more than $250 per employee per year.
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In addition, the report said the economic cost of 'presenteeism' - people going to work when they should be at home - could be double that of short-term absenteeism.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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She and others pointed to a 2004 study by Cornell University showing that "presenteeism" - people showing up for work sick - costs the economy $180 billion annually in lost productivity, or more than $250 per employee per year.
Home 2009
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Cornell University showing that "presenteeism" - people showing up for work sick - costs the economy $180 billion annually in lost productivity, or more than $250 per employee per year.
FOXNews.com 2009
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This is presenteeism, or working while sick.
Remote work might make the most miserable side effect of office culture even worse Sarah Sloat 2022
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Presenteeism, or the requirement that someone be present for hours everyday, even if they’re sick, just so they can be “minded,” is an infantilizing and dehumanizing idea.
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