Sick Days, Sick Systems: How U.S. Business Culture Is Failing Worker Health

Sick Days, Sick Systems: How U.S. Business Culture Is Failing Worker Health

American workers are getting sicker, not just because of germs, but because of the environment they work in. A culture that rewards pushing through illness and punishes rest has quietly embedded itself into the workplace, driving a silent epidemic of burnout, worsening health outcomes, and fractured trust between employers and employees. Sick days, once seen as a necessary break to recover and protect others, have now become stigmatized events. …