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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't stay home for a cold unless I feel really bad. But then again, I have my own office and my work is pretty solitary. I often have days when the only people I interact with face to face are those I seek out, or see in the bathroom/kitchen. I don't think my office would meet productivity targets if everyone stayed home when they had a cold. BTW, we cannot work from home. . . [/quote]

Yeah. I don't stay home unless I can't get out of bed. But I have my own office and if I am sick at work, I close the door and make sure I don't interact with people more than strictly necessary. I have litigating deadlines and no one to cover. If I don't do the work, it doesn't get done. I can't miss a deadline for a cold, especially because on the rare occasions I do get a cold, it lasts for a good two weeks.

And, like others, I need to bank my sick leave so I can use part of it for maternity leave. Ah, federal government.

I feel sorry for those with compromised immune systems -- not sure what the answer is there. I mean you can't have half the office just not doing their work because of a nasty cold. The work has to get done, at least at my agency. But then the sick people pose a real threat to the compromised PPs. [/quote]

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