The Presenteeism Tax
The person at their desk doing nothing costs more than the person who stayed home.
Every manager can spot an empty chair. Almost nobody can spot a full chair with an empty mind behind it.
The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found presenteeism costs employers 2 to 3 times more than absenteeism. The person half-engaged, making slow decisions, spreading quiet disengagement costs more than the person who called in sick.
Organisations track badge-ins, time logs, screen activity. All measuring the wrong variable. Presence is not performance.
If your culture rewards attendance over output, you are subsidising emptiness at full salary.
SOURCE Energy