单词 | presenteeism |
释义 | presenteeismn. The fact or condition of being present, esp. at work; (British) (a) the practice of working more hours than is required by one's terms of employment, or of continuing to work without regard to one's health, esp. because of perceived job insecurity; (b) the practice of attending a job but not working at full capacity, esp. because of illness or stress.Usually opposed to absenteeism. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > [noun] > presence for a purpose > repeated presence at work presenteeism1931 1931 H. Withers Everybody's Business ix. 161 Certainly he is an absentee..—if he adopted the habit of dropping in at the works and making well-meant suggestions.., is it likely that his presenteeism would be helpful? 1943 National Liquor Rev. July 4/2 The Kaiser Company's public relation officials discovered that the term ‘absenteeism’ irked the people who read it... The Kaiser Company..changed its policy and praised those who were on the job by using the term ‘presenteeism’. 1948 C. E. Dankert Contemp. Unionism xxvi. 474 In addition to trying to decrease absenteeism (and increase ‘presenteeism’), the committees also took steps to reduce labor turnover. 1989 EuroBusiness Jan. 17/1 Executives might be suffering from levels of stress that impair their performance..through what she calls ‘presenteeism’—being at work but not fully available psychologically. 1994 Sunday Times 16 Oct. (News Review section) 8 [Two employees] are typical of a workforce now motivated by presenteeism—the exact opposite of absenteeism—being at work when you should be at home, either because you are ill or because you are working such long hours that you are no longer effective. 1999 Independent 15 Jan. (Friday Review section) 2/1 Deborah Orr..rightly identifies the macho culture of presenteeism as an impediment to genuine equality at the workplace and in wider society. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1931 |
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