Why is my co-worker always off sick?

Some co-workers have fragile immune systems compared to others, but most of the time don't want to come to work. However, having virus after virus is unfortunate but don't expect to last in any organisation too long.

There will always be someone at work who misses more work due to illness than others. For some reason, this might be because they are under emotional strain or have a medical condition that disqualifies them from this blog totally. Some of them have experience playing video games.

Some employees may be able to get away with being absent if they can get around the HR system, but keep in mind that there is a time limit and they will be caught later.

Mondays are unpleasant for employees who party all weekend, so they always take the chance to call in sick, after overindulging in drugs and alcohol. you'll feel as though you have no choice but to have a duvet day when you have a roaring headache.

Expect not to attempt this each or even every other Monday. Human resources employ highly skilled retired detectives and police officers who never worked the streets, but make no mistake—people of this calibre can spot trends in employees' absences over time.

The Bradford Factor or Bradford Formula is used in some organisations' human resource management processes. This method of measuring absenteeism focuses on brief, frequent days away from the office, which studies show are more disruptive than longer absences, and how many unexpected absences an employee has taken off.

Nobody knows why it is called the Bradford Factor, but it is thought that some egotistical nerd, presumably at Bradford University, came up with the idea while drinking alone in his or her dorm room. They are probably now a successful director but hopefully have lately been laid off due to redundancy. The Bradford Factor's origin has not been verified by Bradford University.

For some who simply desired a day or two off to watch some television, go shopping, and complete a few small DIY projects around the house, the Bradford Factor destroyed it. Why would you want to do DIY on the weekend? Compared to someone taking a long vacation, these brief unplanned days off from work tended to have a greater negative influence on business productivity. The solution is to combine all of your vacation days into a single extended trip.

It's possible that your coworker is taking advantage of the Bradford Factor by taking as many sick days as they can. They can persist for such a long time for the reasons listed below.

• Bullying
• Stress, caused by the result of bullying
• An illness that is hard to understand
• Fragile immune system
• Jury Service - Fake letter

Bradford Factor guide

Some employee's simply don't like their job

Even though you don't interact with them frequently and it doesn't affect you personally, your coworkers may despise their jobs. They will come up with all kinds of excuses not to come in, which won't make your life any easier because you might have to take on more jobs.

Is it ok to call in sick for work, even if you aren’t?

Of course, it is! You’re a company employee, not a martyr.

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