STOP COMING IN SICK

[Anonymous]

Most workplaces I know want people to come in for a cold, sniffles, low grade fever, that kind of thing. Anything were you look as if you might actually be fine, they want you at work, basically. High fevers and coughing your lungs out, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they are not properly able to juggle their time off and sick time they should be let go

Most employers have switched to PTO, and basically any sick time is burning vacation time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are not properly able to juggle their time off and sick time they should be let go

Most employers have switched to PTO, and basically any sick time is burning vacation time.

Part of doing your job and performing is balancing that with sick leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most workplaces I know want people to come in for a cold, sniffles, low grade fever, that kind of thing. Anything were you look as if you might actually be fine, they want you at work, basically. High fevers and coughing your lungs out, no.

100% agree with this. I’m a teacher and the parents on all of these boards get upset when the teacher is out!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just wait until you get on an airplane. So much coughing everywhere. Not just occasional, innocent coughs. Full blown, nasty sounding, constant coughing. You just have to mask if this sort of thing bothers you.

Didn't we learn during covid that masking doesn't protect the wearer? The sick person should be masking.

Clearly you learned nothing from covid that mask protect the wearer and if you want protection, you wear one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most workplaces I know want people to come in for a cold, sniffles, low grade fever, that kind of thing. Anything were you look as if you might actually be fine, they want you at work, basically. High fevers and coughing your lungs out, no.

no you should use your PTO for that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Coworker should just wear a mask. It’s the easy and courteous thing to do.

Colds are also surface based so everything they touch can make someone else sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my husband gets it at work, I’m sending him right back to share it with you all. It’s really crummy as just a cold lasts weeks for me with multiple steroids and antibiotics. He gets no pto. No work, no pay.

Your husband has no PTO and doesn’t get paid if he doesn’t work but you think his coworkers shouldn’t come to work sick and just not get paid?

Most of the co-workers have PTO, as they are feds and with other contractor companies. It varies depending on who you work for. He gets no PTO or sick leave but if he gets sick its from work, so I'm sending him into work sick to protect me. You give it to him, you can have it back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most workplaces I know want people to come in for a cold, sniffles, low grade fever, that kind of thing. Anything were you look as if you might actually be fine, they want you at work, basically. High fevers and coughing your lungs out, no.

no you should use your PTO for that

That's what they say, but they don't actually mean it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are not properly able to juggle their time off and sick time they should be let go

Most employers have switched to PTO, and basically any sick time is burning vacation time.

Part of doing your job and performing is balancing that with sick leave.

I am perfectly capable of doing my job with a cold or sniffles, so I am in the office.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe work should allow teleworking then!

OP and we DO allow telework which is what kills me.

Well I don't have any telework and it's nonstop coughing over here. I'm seriously worried sitting at my desk. We were just sick for 2 weeks and I don't want to get sick again.

wear a kn95 or n95.

I've been consistently masking indoors in public since spring 2020 and I have not gotten sick at all since Jan 2020.

and yes, going into work when you are sick is asinine. especially if you are allowed to telework.

Some of us work with kids who are sent in sick by their parents, can’t telework, and don’t get enough sick leave. You think we’re going to waste it on a cold?

But yes, if you can telework, why would you waste your privilege to get others sick?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most workplaces I know want people to come in for a cold, sniffles, low grade fever, that kind of thing. Anything were you look as if you might actually be fine, they want you at work, basically. High fevers and coughing your lungs out, no.

100% agree with this. I’m a teacher and the parents on all of these boards get upset when the teacher is out!!

This. And school therapists don’t even get subs, so we have to make up those sessions…which is especially difficult in a holiday-heavy month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:a cold are you serious, that is barely sick.

Is it a cold or a man cold?

If it is just a man cold, of course she should come in. That is nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m pretty cautious about staying home but colds are so tough because sometimes they just linger for weeks.

+1

I had a cough for three weeks. I certainly wasn’t contagious (or even sneezing). I didn’t sound great but I can’t call out for three weeks. I also can’t do what one poster wrote and just tell my boss I won’t return until a sick person isn’t there. How ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my husband gets it at work, I’m sending him right back to share it with you all. It’s really crummy as just a cold lasts weeks for me with multiple steroids and antibiotics. He gets no pto. No work, no pay.

Your husband has no PTO and doesn’t get paid if he doesn’t work but you think his coworkers shouldn’t come to work sick and just not get paid?

Most of the co-workers have PTO, as they are feds and with other contractor companies. It varies depending on who you work for. He gets no PTO or sick leave but if he gets sick its from work, so I'm sending him into work sick to protect me. You give it to him, you can have it back.

If you’re so fragile wear a mask at home.