Is Presenteeism the Most Expensive Problem HR Tech Is Failing to Solve?

Our Reasoning (Why this matters to us): My team and I have been building well-being systems for months, and our biggest realization is that the industry is still fighting the wrong battle.

Most tools are great at tracking absenteeism (sick leave), but they completely miss Presenteeism—the invisible stress and low productivity that precedes the actual 'crash.'

We believe this is the biggest drain on company financials and morale. We decided to focus entirely on predictive data to solve this failure. Our insight is that true prediction requires absolute employee trust.

Question for the Community: We're launching PulseBoard on Wednesday to solve this with a 3-question anonymous check-in.

If you were building a predictive tool today, what is the single hardest ethical tradeoff you'd have to make between gathering enough data and guaranteeing 100% employee privacy?