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Working when sick

CrazyRabbit

I had an engineer from UP out the other day and he spent about 90 mins (finally) fixing my broadband. He had a really bad cold and I think he's now passed it on to me.
I imagine he might also pass it on to other customers or his work colleagues.

For people who work in jobs where they are in contact with customers, do you think they should be banned from working when they have a contagious illness (cold, flu etc)?

Or what about people who don't interact directly with customers, but who do have contact with their colleagues in an office etc?

If you have a cold/flu, and were 'quarantined' at home for the duration of the illness, it would drastically slow the spread & reduce overall infections....right?

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Calibos wrote: »

Seems like the engineer couldn't win. Go to work with his cold and have customers moaning about him spreading germs. Take a sick day and have his Co-Workers/Bosses calling him a dosser for taking time off for a poxy little cold.

+1 on this. Dude's gonna get stick either way, may as well go to work and get paid for the luxury.

kingtut

OP I'm sure you would be moaning even more had the UP guy rang saying "sorry I can't come out I am sick but I'll fix your broadband in a few days when I am better"

So just be happy that he fixed your broadband and let that be the end of it :cool:

Mr. Presentable

Maybe that'll put you from shagging the tradesmen in future........

Azureus

I've a tummybug and working today...wish the OP was my customers telling me to go home

BostonB

Azureus wrote: »

I've a tummybug and working today...wish the OP was my customers telling me to go home

I hope you're not a cook.

Malari

I get sick pay (haven't a clue how many days) but I always manage to coincide getting sick with being on holidays or a long weekend anyway! :rolleyes: I've taken about 2.5 sick days in the last 8 years.

CrazyRabbit

kingtut wrote: »

OP I'm sure you would be moaning even more had the UP guy rang saying "sorry I can't come out I am sick but I'll fix your broadband in a few days when I am better"

So just be happy that he fixed your broadband and let that be the end of it :cool:

Who says I was moaning? I just gave an example, and I said that I'm glad he came out and fixed the issue.

Neyite

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

For people who work in jobs where they are in contact with customers, do you think they should be banned from working when they have a contagious illness (cold, flu etc)?

Jaysis. Our resident Office Hypochondriac would go to the Union if they brought in that rule.

It would kill her to stay at home when 'Sick' - No-one to bend the ear of how awful her hayfever/headache/tummy bug /blah blah blah:rolleyes:

Blazer

Constantly bitching at people who arrive into our workplace sick.
All of us have the option of working from home if need be and indeed it's HR policy for someone who's under the weather to actually stay out sick rather than infect their whole dept.
Last time in our group someone arrived in sick being the bloody hero and took most of the dept out for a few days...absolutely ridiculous if you've the option of working from home.

mathie

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

You sure it wasn't a bad case of hayfever he had?

Or a fever for more cowbell?

Lord TSC

I had a bad flu about 18 months ago, right round the time Swine Flu was doing the rounds. I was doing my teaching degree at the time and requested time off since I was pretty much dead on my feet; barely able to talk, looking like death and no energy. I also knew it was the last thing the school would want and my doctor even told me to go home and rest for two weeks without doing any work.

When I requested the time off from the college though, I was told I'd be punished heavily if I missed time. It was right at the start of a two week block teaching period so I would have missed 40 hours of my teaching practice, which granted is a huge chunk. School wasn't impressed that I was in contact with students, the doctor was freaking cause I was in a high-stress position, but the college refused to let me take even a single day off

Destroyed me for the rest of the term as well.

The House Of Wolves

I have a cold at the minute and have barricaded myself in my room. Don't want to be getting other decent hardworking people sick.

Krieg

9 years of working and ive never once taken a sick day,
God knows how many I have infected.

BostonB

We had a boss who used to come in sick. Took out most of the office with a tummy bug the last time. But the boss kept their perfect sick leave record.

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Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Fair play to the guy for working, there are too many nancy fúcks in this country ringing in sick with any little excuse. We are not talking about the Ebola virus here, but merely the common cold.

Rhinovirus affects people's ability to think clearly and work effectively, and it is very contagious. Additionally, listening to someone cough, sneeze and sniffle all day in an office is distracting. It is in everyone's best interests that anyone who is sick should stay out of work until they have recovered.

--LOS--

hmm I don't think you shouldn't work just because of the risk of infecting other people, I think you shouldn't work if your illness is going to significantly affect your work. In which case you would be better off resting up and improving your chances for a quicker recovery.

The Saint

Managed to catch a cold over the last few days in 30 degree heat. How the hell does that happen? I think having a cold in hot weather rather than during the winter is actually worse.

Anyway, went to work yesterday feeling like ****. Had an important meeting this morning so came in to that and then buggered away home. Fcuked if I'm going to hang around the office and be miserable and useless for the day. I did what I needed to do. Wouldn't have gone to work today if I didn't have important stuff on. Think I'll manage to make it in tomorrow though.

Toby Take a Bow

My boss refused a co-worker to go home sick, even though she was vomiting all morning. And it was clearly not hangover related. Ended up in hospital that day and had to undergo a fairly serious operation. Never really understand why they make people who can't empathise with other people managers and the like. The UPC guy was probably under the same pressure, an idea cemented by the whole 'you're lucky to have a job' type mantra.

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Rhinovirus

Rhinovirus is one of my most favourite words.

hondasam

Toby Take a Bow wrote: »

My boss refused a co-worker to go home sick, even though she was vomiting all morning. And it was clearly not hangover related. Ended up in hospital that day and had to undergo a fairly serious operation. Never really understand why they make people who can't empathise with other people managers and the like. The UPC guy was probably under the same pressure, an idea cemented by the whole 'you're lucky to have a job' type mantra.

Why would you she need approval to leave, it's not a prison. He has no right to make her stay at work if she sick.

ashblag

hondasam wrote: »

Why would you she need approval to leave, it's not a prison. He has no right to make her stay at work if she sick.

Too right if I am really sick and feel I cant do my job,I tell my boss i'm going home rather than asking! Your health is worth more than your job.

I've a few health issues that I made the company aware of on the application form. From time to time I cannot work.

It does affect me when it comes to yearly reviews but with the highest wage increase this year being 1% I wont loose any sleep over it:rolleyes:

Toby Take a Bow

ashblag wrote: »

It does affect me when it comes to yearly reviews but with the highest wage increase this year being 1% I wont loose any sleep over it:rolleyes:

I presume it had something to do with this. It happened many years ago, back in the day when pay increases were nearly guaranteed, except in certain cases, sickness being a big black mark against your name in the end-of-year reviews. I'd say walking out without your boss saying it was okay would mean a definite no against getting a raise.

Glico Man

Where I work, if you feel a cold or flu or other bug coming on you have to tell the manager. I can't imagine a customer or anyone would be too pleased to see a waiter with a runny nose handling plates with their food on.

ashblag

Toby Take a Bow wrote: »

I presume it had something to do with this. It happened many years ago, back in the day when pay increases were nearly guaranteed, except in certain cases, sickness being a big black mark against your name in the end-of-year reviews. I'd say walking out without your boss saying it was okay would mean a definite no against getting a raise.

yeah just the crowd I work for look for any excuse to not give pay increases. I have colleagues never missed a day, getting same reviews as myself, so if i'm genuinely ill I wont be in work.