Bad Last Couple Days
04-06-2004, 08:20 AM
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5 employees, including me.
One coworker's sister just died in Miami, after he had already been there with her for awhile, so he's been out, and still out.
Another got pneumonia, but still stayed at work all day after he found out. What a dumbass.
My boss was seriously coughing up a lung yesterday, and really shouldn't have come to work, but he had a meeting or something.
My other coworker is just getting over a really bad cold.
The 50+ year old a/c in our building is working intermittently.
So it came as no surprise to me that I wake up feeling like **** today. Curses!
How difficult is it? When you're sick, STAY HOME. Sure you miss work, but better than everyone getting sick! (and I know everyone here has paid sick leave, and we're not incredibly busy)
One coworker's sister just died in Miami, after he had already been there with her for awhile, so he's been out, and still out.
Another got pneumonia, but still stayed at work all day after he found out. What a dumbass.
My boss was seriously coughing up a lung yesterday, and really shouldn't have come to work, but he had a meeting or something.
My other coworker is just getting over a really bad cold.
The 50+ year old a/c in our building is working intermittently.
So it came as no surprise to me that I wake up feeling like **** today. Curses!
How difficult is it? When you're sick, STAY HOME. Sure you miss work, but better than everyone getting sick! (and I know everyone here has paid sick leave, and we're not incredibly busy)
04-06-2004, 10:27 AM
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I've had a couple mountain dews. Does that count? Plus I think I've had a fever most of the morning, my eyeballs are burning. I'll see if I can stay home after lunch, this is rediculous. That'll leave 2 in the office.
04-06-2004, 10:50 AM
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we used to come in sick for 3 reasons.
1. if you're gonna be miserable at home, you can be miserable at work too
2. theres a chance someone else will get sick
3. ralph has 4 kids so he has at least a cold about 362 days of the year
1. if you're gonna be miserable at home, you can be miserable at work too
2. theres a chance someone else will get sick
3. ralph has 4 kids so he has at least a cold about 362 days of the year
04-06-2004, 01:28 PM
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boss had a meeting between 2 and 4, and other coworker leaves at 4:30, so I stayed. Before I left home, I took a dose of extra strength benadryl allergy and sinus. my coworker said she would come check on me if she hears the loud thud of my head hitting my desk. isn't she nice?
