If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
Economists’ Rx: “Sick? Stay Home!”
Economists endorse sick day mandates. Pass the word.
...why do employers insist sick workers turn up? The obvious reasons reflect badly on the bosses (quelle surprise!):
They’d actually have to manage if an employee or two didn’t turn up due to illness, like figure out what tasks might be postponed or call in someone to substitute or (horrors!) roll up their sleeves and pitch in. So much easier to play Lord of the Manor
They believe they own employees, so employees staying home is insubordination
They believe employees are conniving, so if they are taking a sick day, it’s really so they can go engage in a nefarious activity, like drive out to the nearby Indian reservation and gamble…or even vote! This sort of supervisor would regard using a banked sick day to go to the dentist or doctor or the DMV as an abuse
E-mail Is Making Us Miserable The New Yorker
Trends in Income From 1975 to 2018 Rand Corporation
Verizon’s NFL Covid-19 Screening Cameras Are Based on Bad Science and Questionable Chinese Hardware The Intercept
