“It has to get awfully bad for me to say I'm not going to come in.”

— Bonnie Johnson, assistant professor, Lawrence

“Typically no, I don't. I usually have to be really sick to call in. I need money.”

— William Cluff, certified nursing assistant, Shawnee

“Yes. I definitely have and will in the future. But it has to be because of an extreme circumstance or vehicle failure.”

— John Ricker, musician/purchaser, Tonganoxie

“No. I need to make money. It would have to be bad enough that there's no way I could make it there.”

— Amelia Brodrick, sales associate, Lawrence