NEW YORK – Each company has its own policies on days off and depending on a recent poll Fifty percent of Americans, the majority between the ages of 21 and 34, admitted that they pretended to be sick to ask for a day off. Our region was no exception and one of the states in the three-state area was in the top five in the country using this excuse.
The study conducted by Money He noted that New Jersey ranks fifth in the nation where its residents pretend to be sick to avoid going to work. This is because 69% of the Garden State residents surveyed agreed that they used this explanation to ask for a day.
Montana, Vermont, and Wyoming were the states most likely to fake sick days, with 100% of respondents admitting it. North Dakota was fourth with 75%.
In total, 2,000 people from different sectors and states participated in the survey. 29% of those who confessed to faking an illness said the main reason was a family event, such as a party or wedding. Furthermore, 26% indicated that mental health was the main reason, mainly 10% more in men than women. At a lower level, they indicated that the reason was due to a vacation with 12% or an appointment, such as going to the dentist, with 23%.
Money He pointed out that in matters of mental health, it has been suggested that it should be taken in the same way as physical health. Because of this, they noted, some companies have started introducing mental health or wellness days as an added benefit.
Looking at the sectors, it was revealed that those working in the charity and volunteer sector are more likely to falsify the disease, with 74% of respondents admitting it, closely followed by the real estate and construction and social care sectors. .
While half of Americans admitted they faked a sick day, 48% said they are taking fewer sick days since the rise of hybrid and remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“With the world of work changing and Americans having more flexible work options than ever before, we wanted to learn more about how this affects sick days,” said Eric Schurke, North American CEO, Moneypenny, of research. “Burnout is something that is currently well documented in the media and our research plays into that, with 26% of Americans claiming to be faking an illness due to poor mental health.”
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