coworkers who show up to work sick

This is a huge pet peeve of mine. When you have a colleague that shows up for work even with the worst of the flu, hacking up a lung, blowing their noses everywhere etc. FYI, anyone who does that has to be one of the most self centered fucks in the history of mankind. No, its not enough that you are sick, but you have to come to work and infect everyone else around you. Get over yourself and get the fuck out the workplace if you are sick. Go home and get better. None of us want your fucking illness.

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Blame Harper

Apr 27, 2015 at 12:17pm

His conservative government is cutting back on sick days and medical leaves (EI) so expect that to get worse as it'll force people to go to work when they can't afford to. Your remedy would be to take more vitamin C. Or be self employed.

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Oh hell yes!

Apr 27, 2015 at 12:19pm

I was going to write a similar confession! These certain people must feel it's a bad work ethic if you miss even 1 day, so they come in with a wicked high fever, coughing,sweating, breathing and sniffling all over the food, all over the staff and all over the customers!! GRAB A F*CKING BRAIN IDIOT!!!!

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Some people

Apr 27, 2015 at 1:20pm

have obviously never worked for bosses that are angry that you called in sick. ie. mean chefs who tell you to suck it up. And it's food we are dealing with! As long as no one sees you they don't want to be short a person that day. It's frustrating and happens more then you think.

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Bruce

Apr 27, 2015 at 1:35pm

So, for 6 months of the year, you expect parents of small children to take 10-20 working days off each month?

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sick last month

Apr 27, 2015 at 2:18pm

it's often just not possible - especially if you are docked pay or have to work overtime or on the weekends to make up missed days. we're not all lucky enough to be salaried employees who have the privilege to get paid on sick days. times are tough so putting up with sickness is a sad reality of that.

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gotta cold

Apr 27, 2015 at 3:05pm

had specialist appointment this morning. woke up sick with a cold yesterday. got to the appointment and asked for a mask right away letting them know why. washed hands with antiseptic gel, put mask on and on we continued. if it's work (and this fits your situation), work from home if you're that damned important. as for food services, the employer needs to give more leeway, other posters are correct on this one as for the pressure laid on them but if you're sick stay home regardless. working through a flu doesn't make the recovery time any shorter - in fact it can lengthen it.

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Some of us

Apr 27, 2015 at 3:44pm

Can't afford to NOT show up...

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J.M.T.

Apr 27, 2015 at 3:56pm

I do this all the time.

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Fun with FlexTime

Apr 27, 2015 at 4:43pm

I used to work for a corporation where your sick days were docked from your vacation days. Everybody is so desperate to preserve their precious vacation days that they show up sick. I got so fed up that I demanded a co-worker see a doctor. Only then did her bosses slip her a sick day without docking her vacation days.

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pretty elementary

Apr 27, 2015 at 4:44pm

going to work when you are sick is just irresponsible.
I am not talking about being hung over, or a sore back, or headache..
I mean the flu, bad cold, fever, pink eye, contagious anything, etc..
YOU put others at risk. that's selfish and Wrong. No wonder these things spread and become epidemic. Its due to the idiots.

if your child is sick, that is NOT a sick day. Sick days are when YOU are sick, not your child. Take a leave day.
Its pretty common sense.
Anyone in the work world knows this.

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