Why powering on when we're sick is bad for everyone.

People are damaging others' rights to time off by working when sick. But how do we stop this from happening? In this instalment of Culture Study, Anne Helen Petersen reflects on this troubling phenomenon that has become prevalent in the pandemic era.

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Anne Helen Petersen is a journalist and author of four books, including the forthcoming "Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home."

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The name “Culture Study” is a modification of “Cultural Studies,” a term used to describe an academic field — and general posture — towards the culture that surrounds us. The scholars of this early field believed that if people found meaning or pleasure in a cultural object, no matter how high or low brow, it was worth thinking about.

The normalization of "working through COVID"