Surveys were administered to mental health employees at three separate agencies that employee over 400 employees in the Northern regions of Minnesota and Wisconsin to identify which independent variables (job title, number of days allotted for sick use, employment status, health status and job stress) could predict the likelihood of a mental health employee choosing to work despite illness. Ninety-one mental health employees, mainly women and working under the title of mental health worker, participated in the study. Information regarding employee characteristics was collected, and two survey instruments were used. The Job Stress Survey was used to measure job stress. The Brief Symptom Inventory 18 was used to measure health status. Additional information was collected in the form of a multiple-choice, multiple- response question that asked for reasons why, if any, an employee chose to work despite being sick. Correlational analysis found weak statistical significance between the independent variables of health status, overall job stress, and lack of organizational support and dependent variable of working despite illness. Multiple regression analysis did not return statistical significance that the independent variable could predict the likelihood of a mental health employee choosing to work despite illness. Findings were not consistent with previous research that examined this focus area. Recommendations for future research include longitudinal studies, tightening the definition of the term 'sick', exploring the therapist-client relationship more in depth, and using mixed methodology.