I'm sick because people come to work sick. Why?

Think of this people when they get sick they can't always afford to miss work like someone people. Either they don't make enough to support themselves and there family if they miss a few days of work and with what you have it's contagious up to 10 days that is a lot of missed days of work and lot of. Weather they go to work or not most all things are contagious before you have any signs of being sick so there for the people you are around have already been infected weather they are old or young. That is what your immune system is build for to protect you so when you do get sick your not that bad but some sickness like what you have it don't matter because it changes from person to person so it really want matter if your home or not. My husband and I have had a respiratory infect for 2 weeks. I had it first then my daughter and son had it then it came back to me and then to my husband. See it don't matter and my kids are even in school yet and they where around there cousins and they didn't get sick. My husband can't stop going to work because he is sick he only makes $8 hour and is part time because they can't make him full time just yet. Even full time he isn't garintied better paid. He almost never misses work if he is sick or not unless he has to like dr visits for our kids.

I'm sorry to hear that you got sick because of your co-workers. I don't think you have to be so mad at them though. If I were them, I wouldn't be absent as well just because I had a cough or I had a fever. I'd rather take medicines and then wear a mask to prevent my illness from spreading. The thing is when one person is absent in the office a lot of jobs are not done and finished and this makes things worse. What they could have done is to avoid spreading the virus. At least try to avoid people while they are currently contagious or if they can't like what I said, wear a mask.

From what the doctor and nurses told us at the nursing home,you are not contagious unless you have a fever. One winter I was getting sick all the time, but rarely ran the high fever to match. If I stayed home every time my nose ran I'd have been out of a job. I did wear a surgical mask so as not to spread germs but one day a supervisor told me not to wear it anymore because it "frightens the patients".

It is very interesting to me how people can call in for a broken finger nail, so it seems, and then come to work with pneumonia! In a home for the elderly such as your place of employment it is so important that they stay home when they are contagious. Sometimes though we do think that we will feel better as we get up about during the day only to realize that we are not going to get better at all. do you require a doctor's statement for a sick day? maybe they can't afford a doctor's appointment and a day off too...

I also wonder about that, but I also do that sometimes. It's called commitment and responsibility. You don't want to miss out on your responsibilities, so sick or well, you report to work. Also, people get salary deductions when they are absent.

me too. I have some coughing madness and runny nose as well. I cannot even go out because of this. and I hope I will be okay by tomorrow or another day...

I don't know why people are so inconsiderate. Most people I know go to work sick because they can't afford to lose the time but you say it's not the case where you work. You're not alone. The problem is widespread here, apparently, because on the radio they've spent some time at least once a day to tell people precautionary methods if they do have to go to work when they are sick. It is advice on how to go to work and not sicken other people. One thing they say is to cough or sneeze on your sleeve instead of in your hand or a tissue. What the heck?! So now you have those germs all over your sleeve all day (or until exposure kills them) instead of in a tissue you can throw away or a hand you can sanitize. I just don't understand the advice doctors give these days. Anyway, you're not alone. I hope you feel better soon!

First of all, feel sorry for you and get well soon. These running nose,cough and what all symptoms you mentioned are contagious and can easily spread from one person to other if proper remediation is not taken. Most of the people who are affected with these things does not take much care as these are common symptoms. And moreover they don't want to take leave so that their salary will be reduced for corresponding days. I know how much it is irritating when affected with these diseases.Therefore if someone is coming to office with these infections ask them to use some protective measures like covering their mouth etc.

It's a really horrible situation. I can understand both sides. I would be really angry if someone passed a disease on to me, when they could have had the chance to stay at home. But in this economical situation, sometimes you just can't allow yourself to go home and have a rest, because you're going to lose a lot of money, and some people would really need that little that they can earn if they go to work sick. And some people might even see their symptoms as a "simple cold", maybe unconsciously they wanna persuade themselves of that it's not that bad. I tzhink the solution would be to help those who are sick, so they won't feel that they would lose a lot of money they would be eager to earn, if they stay at home with an illness.