Absence Culture

An absence culture is a business term for an organizational culture that is accepting of a certain amount of absenteeism (or irregular hours) amongst management personnel for vague or non-specific reasons. Some businesses and organizations (colleges, universities, creative organizations like software developers) tolerate this because of an understanding that intellectual pursuits and creativity can continue and even prosper outside of an office atmosphere. Absenteeism policies vary from on one organization to another and some are quite tolerant of high-level absenteeism.