Absenteeism is the deliberate abstention from going to work or fulfilling an obligation . The notion, also called absenteeism , can also refer to the custom that an owner may have of residing outside the locality where his assets are located.
In this sense, an absentee is the landowner who lives far from his land, so he does not exploit it and leaves it idle. This attitude usually generates social problems, especially in those regions where the majority of people do not own arable land.
Absenteeism from work
In the case of absenteeism from work , it is defined as the absence of a person from their job during the hours they are required to work according to labor legislation. The main causes of work absenteeism are paid legal leave, illnesses , work accidents and absences for unjustified reasons.
Sociologists affirm that unjustified absenteeism from work is a phenomenon linked to the attitude of the person and society in general towards work. In any case, working conditions are a direct cause of absenteeism.
Skipping class
Truancy , on the other hand, is the unjustified absence from school by students. Schools generally have a mandatory attendance regime, which means that students can only miss class a certain number of times throughout the year. When a student exceeds the limit of absences allowed, they lose their status as a regular student.
It is precisely at the student stage that society tries to instill responsibility in children, which is why unjustified absenteeism reveals a series of errors in the system. First of all, the majority of people are forced to attend an educational center where they will receive static training, the same for everyone, without paying attention to the particularities of each individual, their needs, their tastes and abilities. Many students who manage to discover their vocation in time, spend more than ten years of compulsory education suffering from having to internalize content that does not interest them, and the first idea they have to avoid this situation is to be absent from school.
School truancy linked to abuse
Another condition of excessive absences from an educational center is the abuse, both physical and psychological, that many children and adolescents suffer during their student years. The causes are public knowledge and have been discussed repeatedly: obesity, homosexuality, physical defects and learning problems are the most common. It is unfair to expect a child who must wake up at 7 a.m. and prepare to go to a building where he will encounter hostility and ridicule for his excess weight to do so as if it were a satisfying experience for him, or to ignore the attacks. and focus on fulfilling the obligations that others imposed on you without offering alternatives .
In short, truancy at school is a “relatively healthy” way out of a situation of being subjected to continuous abuse. However, many people carry this suffering into their adulthood, since they are unable to overcome their fears and adapt to life in society . In the same way, some of the bullies who in their childhood made fun of their classmates and physically attacked them carry the frustrations that led them to have these attitudes beyond their student years.
This results in an abused ex potentially crossing paths with an ex-abuser , and the nightmare occurring once again, albeit with potentially more serious consequences: indiscriminately missing work carries penalties and, at some point, loss of position . This can lead to a crisis on a personal level, given the lack of resources to maintain independence, which is aggravated if there is no help from anyone.