The Flu

[Kyle78]

Got a text from my Co-worker advising that she had Type A flu, and so did the rest of her Family. She had the Mutated Strain, and her entire family had the vaccinations.
She came to work, and was planning on continuing to work due to us being extremely short handed. I called my acting supervisor and volunteered to work 12 hour shifts so she could stay home and not expose the rest of the office to the flu. My lovely acting supervisor was going to refuse to let her go home just because she would have to work a 12 hour shift herself. She's rather expose herself and the rest of the staff to a highly contagious disease then get off her lazy butt and work. I finally had to use policy and a threat to call her supervisor to force the issue. Drives me nuts people would expose other people to the flu, rather then work.

I have a toddler at home, and extremely sick grandparent that we help take care of. If he caught the flu, it will kill him.
People really need to think of others when dealing with contagious pathogens.

 

[cm_osu]

I've never understood people that won't stay home with flu. My employer gives plenty of sick leave. No reason to chance spreading it around.

 

[Kyle78]

My Acting Supervisor told her she had to work, even with a serious illness. Basically boils down to laziness and not wanting to do your job.

 

[p238shooter]

People like that seem to be everywhere nowdays. What happened?

 

[71buickfreak]

My 9 year old has it. It is bad this year. The vaccine does nothing for this current strain.

 

[Kyle78]

Sick co-worker is off until after X-mas. Myself and my supervisor are working 12s. She's feeling stupid after I chewed on her. I came to work with 2 cans of Lysol and wipes. Went to town on our shared work spaces and cleaned everything from ceiling to floor. Cleanest this office has been in a long time.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

That is why I am glad I work alone nearly 90% of the time.

I also heard the flu vaccine for this year targeted a different strain of flu than what is making the rounds.

 

[Powerman620]

Got a text from my Co-worker advising that she had Type A flu, and so did the rest of her Family. She had the Mutated Strain, and her entire family had the vaccinations.
She came to work, and was planning on continuing to work due to us being extremely short handed. I called my acting supervisor and volunteered to work 12 hour shifts so she could stay home and not expose the rest of the office to the flu. My lovely acting supervisor was going to refuse to let her go home just because she would have to work a 12 hour shift herself. She's rather expose herself and the rest of the staff to a highly contagious disease then get off her lazy butt and work. I finally had to use policy and a threat to call her supervisor to force the issue. Drives me nuts people would expose other people to the flu, rather then work.

I have a toddler at home, and extremely sick grandparent that we help take care of. If he caught the flu, it will kill him.
People really need to think of others when dealing with contagious pathogens.

That supervisor dosnt need to be a supervisor anymore. This is why it is spreading

 

[Old Timer]

My company treats a sick day the same as disability day.
If you take sick, you might as well fill out family leave papers to
keep the company from holding it against you on your next review.

This means that everyone comes to work sick, and spreads it all around.
I have spoke my piece about the problem for 30+ years, and have had no luck changing things.

 

[Boehlertaught]

I would go to work and cough all over the supervisor.