Did you show up to work today?
If so, you may be in the minority.
According to employee-tracking company Flamingo, more people call out sick on Aug. 24 than any other day of the year. The random day at the end of summer beats out other days most think would be more common, say like the day after the Super Bowl.
Flamigo came up with the date after it performed an “in-depth analysis of sick leave data collected over the past five years from businesses across the U.S. to discover if there are any patterns in the times Americans are taking time off work due to illness.”
See other findings from the study:
Most called in sick day of the year
The study found that Aug. 24 held the honor of being America’s ‘sickest’ day of the year, surprisingly.
“That’s right, the sunny days of late summer showed a more significant drop in attendance than the frosty winter months typically associated with colds and the flu,” researchers said.
Top 10 sickest days of the year
After Aug. 24, here are the dates most Americans called out sick:
- Aug. 24
- Feb. 13
- Oct. 25
- Dec. 15
- April 18
- Feb. 2
- Jan. 24
- June 26
- Dec. 12
- Sept. 5
Sickest month of the year in the US
The study found that February is the sickest month of the year with average U.S. businesses seeing 10 percent of staff taking off due to being unwell.
Not surprisingly, the Super Bowl usually takes place this month, making Feb. 13 an obvious call for many to call in “sick” following the Monday after the big game.
Why do Americans call in sick?
The study also found why workers in the U.S. call in sick, with 54 percent of ailments attributed to the stomach bug.
Other top reasons for calling out:
- COVID at 25 percent
- Stress/anxiety at 9 percent
- Injuries at 6 percent
- Other at 6 percent
How do employees call in sick?
In this day and age, there’s more than one way to “call in sick.”
Here’s the most commons ways, the study found:
- Text (Including Slack, Whatsapp, Messenger) at 54 percent
- Call at 33 percent
- Email at 12 percent
- No notice at 12 percent
Who calls in sick in the US?
According to the study, many Americans don’t call in sick at all.
The study found that 26 percent of U.S. workers between the ages of 18 and 65 did not take a sick day in 2022.
It also found that about 15 percent took two to three days and only 5 percent took more than 20 days.
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