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presenteeism

Act of showing to work when you are sick. Opposite of absenteeism.
So-called "presenteeism," or going to work when sick, is a persistent problem at more than half of U.S. workplaces and costs U.S. business a whopping $180 billion a year, research shows. (from CNN.com)
presenteeism by JDD January 30, 2007

Presentment 

A pre-emptive resentment; getting pissed before anything actually happens.
Presentments are pretty much the only thing I don’t procrastinate about: why wait till someone has actually done you wrong when you can get a presentment now? Get out ahead of it!

Blue Peter Presenter 

A very pleasant individual, who is good looking, has nice teeth and hair, and a great dress sense, but is ultimately a bit of a boring toff.
Man, I would fuck his girlfriend! Shame she's a Blue Peter Presenter though.

First Presenter's Advantage 

The supposed grading advantage of a student that has been scheduled or volunteered to present an oral presentation first (i.e. before anyone else). This comes from the assumption that as the teacher critiques each report, he/she grades the later ones with increasing scrutiny until the last student is doomed to a mediocre grade if the report is any less than perfect (this student has the Last Presenter's Disadvantage).
Jack: "Dude, how did Gracie get a better grade than me? Her voice was like a dying cow and she completely left out Lincoln's involvement in the Civil War."

Danny: "She had the First Presenter's Advantage, man. Plus, yours kind of sucked anyway."

PRESENTEEISM

Going to work or school when ill.
Spreading germs through anxiety over missing work or school.

Opposite abscenteeism missing work for any or no reason.
PRESENTEEISM will likely cost US employers 18 Billion yes billion dollars this year through lowered productivty of Presenteeism workers, the spread of germ to other employees regarless of abscenteeism or presenteeism cost significant losses.
PRESENTEEISM by damnriver January 30, 2007

Presenteeism

A word made up by The Disneyland Resort as a result of poor employee attendance at The Hotels of the Disneyland Resort, and the two Resort Theme Parks, as well as other Resort controlled locations. Presenteeism is defined by The DLR (Disneyland Resort) as "the act of being present." The idea is that all employees are at their work location ready to work at, or 5 minutes before their scheduled start times.
Disney makes up thier own words, like presenteeism.
Presenteeism by GM C December 10, 2008