I think it’s extra important for kids because they have challenges keeping hands out of their mouths, wiping their butts etc. Anything that goes to school is practically guaranteed to spread.

In theory an adult who showed up sick could hide in their office all day.

Not recommending this btw. I think people should just stay home.

I agree this is of course not a good idea and not the most respectful to others, but there is another reason we are especially cautious with kids - they spread the germs like wildfire because they are playing with the same toys, mouthing the same toys (in early years), and they aren’t as adept at covering their nose, washing their hands after they sneeze, etc So while it’s best to stay home, adults with just a cold can be better at not spreading it and are usually more conscientious of it than a toddler running around with snot flying out of their nose.

Anonymous wrote:This is why germs are everywhere. We’d all be healthier if everyone would just stay home, adults included. I hate listening to coworkers cough up a lung or full tissues with snot. Makes me gag.

Coughs can linger for weeks. Sorry, it’s unpleasant for you to hear a cough, but it’s not realistic nor is it necessary to stay home for that. Same with colds. For most people they are mild annoyances and not worth staying home. You would lose your job if you stayed home every time you had the sniffles.

Depends on the sickness. Fever? Vomiting, diarrhea? Stay home. Just a cold? Lingering cough after being sick and no longer contagious? Go to work. Also depends on the nature of the work. Working in an office alone is different than being in food industry (although food industry less likely to actually get sick days and also less likely to be able to afford to go unpaid).

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here.

I'm always sick because my students are always sick. I only get eight sick days a year, which I try to avoid using in case my child gets sick. I don't make enough to save a lot of money, so leave without pay isn't an option. I've already used four sick days this year, so now I have to dig my heels in and tough it out until June.

You need to stay home and clean your classroom well.

Teacher here.

I'm always sick because my students are always sick. I only get eight sick days a year, which I try to avoid using in case my child gets sick. I don't make enough to save a lot of money, so leave without pay isn't an option. I've already used four sick days this year, so now I have to dig my heels in and tough it out until June.

Doctors are expected to go to work sick. Google doctors who have had TB but still saw patients and surgeries.

Anonymous wrote:I have a serious question. As parents it is wrong to give a child Tylenol who has a fever and try to go somewhere or it's wrong to send your child to school when coughing, etc.. I get it and always keep my own children home BUT pre-kids in my twenties/thirties I can't count how many times I went to work all day with a fever(medicated), terrible cough(medicated myself) etc.... I always had this mentality to just tough through it unless it was really bad. Is this how most operate?

I have toughed out all manner of colds, bronchitis and sinus infections but I don’t go in if I have a fever, vomiting, flu, strep or pink eye. I can easily work remotely and had enough sense as a young single person that my coworkers don’t want to get sick. Now that I am a parent, I am more intentional about illness and I follow daycare rules for myself as well as the kids, stay home over 100.3, 24hr no puking or fever, however many days on Abx the dr recommends.

JulJameson wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a serious question. As parents it is wrong to give a child Tylenol who has a fever and try to go somewhere or it's wrong to send your child to school when coughing, etc.. I get it and always keep my own children home BUT pre-kids in my twenties/thirties I can't count how many times I went to work all day with a fever(medicated), terrible cough(medicated myself) etc.... I always had this mentality to just tough through it unless it was really bad. Is this how most operate?

I fully agree with all of the above and I want to add that it is necessary to prevent all sores in advance before the onset of the disease, I was very sick in my time in detvts and now they are also sick often. ( and all because of the fact that parents in childhood gave strong antibiotics for every cold ) be careful and do not engage in self-identification

Huh?

This is why germs are everywhere. We’d all be healthier if everyone would just stay home, adults included. I hate listening to coworkers cough up a lung or full tissues with snot. Makes me gag.

Anonymous wrote:I have a serious question. As parents it is wrong to give a child Tylenol who has a fever and try to go somewhere or it's wrong to send your child to school when coughing, etc.. I get it and always keep my own children home BUT pre-kids in my twenties/thirties I can't count how many times I went to work all day with a fever(medicated), terrible cough(medicated myself) etc.... I always had this mentality to just tough through it unless it was really bad. Is this how most operate?

I fully agree with all of the above and I want to add that it is necessary to prevent all sores in advance before the onset of the disease, I was very sick in my time in detvts and now they are also sick often. ( and all because of the fact that parents in childhood gave strong antibiotics for every cold ) be careful and do not engage in self-identification

Most people tough it out a lot. Very few adults are lucky enough to have sufficient sick leave to act as PP suggests. Also, adults aren’t as likely to Typhoid Mary as kids because they can take appropriate precautions (don’t make/share food when sick, e.g.) and use appropriate hygiene.

This applies to all social events too, if that needs to be spelled out.

No. You tell your boss that you’re sick and stay your ass home. Work from home or take a sick day. Not give it to your coworkers who then give it to their kids, who give it to their friends, who then give it to their parents, who then give it to people like you at work. See how this works?

I have a serious question. As parents it is wrong to give a child Tylenol who has a fever and try to go somewhere or it's wrong to send your child to school when coughing, etc.. I get it and always keep my own children home BUT pre-kids in my twenties/thirties I can't count how many times I went to work all day with a fever(medicated), terrible cough(medicated myself) etc.... I always had this mentality to just tough through it unless it was really bad. Is this how most operate?