The inherent truth behind this statement is a spirit crushing reflection on our society. We praise those who work themselves to death. We don’t take our vacation days, or call-in sick, and have water-cooler conversations about how much PTO we’ve accumulated as if it were a badge of honor. We hand out awards for perfect attendance, but don’t recognize how showing up while sick isn’t productive, or may have had even more significant negative impacts to productivity because you shared what was making you ill. We brag about making it to work through that horrendous blizzard, scoff at those who played it safe, and stayed home, and then pity the ones who die in their car because they tried, and didn’t make it.
