Despite recent news surrounding the H1N1 (Swine Flu) influenza virus, most workers in the U.S. are going to work sick. Seventy-one percent of U.S. workers admit they do show up at work when they are ill, according to a nationwide poll conducted by Monster.com. "Interestingly, despite news surrounding the recent H1N1 (Swine Flu) influenza virus, and advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to avoid the workplace if workers are sick, 71% of Monster Meter respondents admit they do go into work when sick," says Norma Gaffin, director of career content, Monster.com. "Of those who go to work sick, 33% fear losing their job if they take a sick day, while 38% admit their workload is too busy to take a day off from work even when they are ill." Only 19% of Monster Meter U.S. respondents admit they stay home from work when sick in order to rest up and get well. The remaining 10% who avoid the workplace when sick, actually work from home, even though they're ill.

"Whether it's the sniffles or H1N1 Swine Flu influenza, a recent Associated Press report addressed the fact that sick or not, many workers cannot afford to stay home when ill because an estimated 57 million working Americans do not have paid sick days," Gaffin adds.

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