 And, you know, if I hadn't seen it for myself, I might have thought, well, this is a bit self-indulgent. This can't really be happening in a widespread way. But more and more, the more I observe and read things like this, the more I think, you know, there is something going on here. Gen Zers who are working are taking significantly more sick leave, the study found, than Gen Xers did 20 years their senior year.