📊 Who's Not Showing Up to Work?
Ever wonder if your team's absence rate is normal or if you're running a ghost town? This calculator helps you figure out how often people are missing work — so you know whether to panic or just keep doing what you're doing. Plug in some numbers and get the real story about who's actually showing up. Let's say you have 22 scheduled work days this month and someone missed 3 of them. That's about 14% — which is pretty high unless you're running a startup where everyone's 'working from Bali' half the time. **FYI:** If your absence rate is creeping above 8%, it's not just bad luck. Something's up, and ignoring it won't make it go away.
What counts as 'not showing up'?
Count these: Sick days, "personal emergencies," mysterious Monday absences, and those "car trouble" days that happen suspiciously often.
Don't count these: Planned vacation, holidays, maternity leave, jury duty, or any other approved time off. We're tracking the surprise absences here.
| Absence Rate | Reality Check | What This Means |
|---|---|---|
| Below 2% | Unicorn territory | Either amazing culture or fear-based management |
| 2-3% | Pretty solid | Normal human stuff, nothing to worry about |
| 3-5% | Industry average | Totally normal, keep an eye on trends |
| 5-8% | Houston, we have a problem | Time to investigate what's going on |
| Above 8% | Full panic mode | Something's seriously wrong, fix it now |
What counts as 'not showing up'?
Count these: Sick days, "personal emergencies," mysterious Monday absences, and those "car trouble" days that happen suspiciously often.
Don't count these: Planned vacation, holidays, maternity leave, jury duty, or any other approved time off. We're tracking the surprise absences here.
| Absence Rate | Reality Check | What This Means |
|---|---|---|
| Below 2% | Unicorn territory | Either amazing culture or fear-based management |
| 2-3% | Pretty solid | Normal human stuff, nothing to worry about |
| 3-5% | Industry average | Totally normal, keep an eye on trends |
| 5-8% | Houston, we have a problem | Time to investigate what's going on |
| Above 8% | Full panic mode | Something's seriously wrong, fix it now |