Going to work with a cold

[Leviathan91]

Do you go into work if you have a cold? I usually make the effort but I don't think I'll be arsed tomorrow. Got pissed off today as well, some guy thorught I was being rude to him when I wasn't. So he went and told my assistant manager and she was like you know he's a senior member of staff?

I felt like saying oh so it's ok to be rude to people at my level... I fucking hate people that won't talk to someone directly about a problem they have.

So yeah, that's my bitching over. Do you usually bother to go into work with a cold, or just see how raped you are in the morning and then decide.

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Man up you feeble worm.

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[The Artist]

Why would you not go in because of a cold?

Are you serious?

[Suitor_Stu]

Dr Chopper prescribes you harden the fuck up!

Having said that, I've found becoming self employed (and thus get NO sick pay) does wonders for your ability to man up - had a total of 3days off when I broke my ankle 6weeks ago (coupled with the fact I walked around on said ankle for a full 11hr shift before I went to A&E!).

[Ariel Badger]

I would go into work with an amputation, no point in sitting at home watching Trish and fiddling with your stump is there?
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[Leviathan91]

got the weekend off, cant really be arsed. nice sunny day tomorrow etc... havent been off sick in ages.

im gonna go in, just wondering if anyone is like if your ill fuck it. bare in mind i dont have a career. just a menial job.

[Ariel Badger]

Last day I had off was six years ago after a bike crash and I was in hospital after my knee swelled so much I could not walk at all. It was just fluid and it went down over the weekend with antibiotics and I was in on crutches on Monday. I have broke at least five ( little) bones since and had a dozen or so stitches since and got to work everyday.
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[Flip]

If I'm able to get out of bed I go to work.

[KLR600]

I usually go to work in the hope of being sent home but at least that way they can actually see you're sick. We get paid full pay from the first day of sickness at my place but interestingly no one abuses the benefit which I think is great as I'm sure it'd be taken away if people did start taking the mickey and it's handy if you are actually properly ill.


But yeah, barring some kind of horrible disease or breakage I'm going to work if I can get out of bed. Last sick day I had was because of mumps and that was doctors order to stay off so I didn't spread it.
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[yen_powell]

Go to work, find the bloke who upset you and get very close to him, maybe the odd sneeze in his direction, spread the lurgie all over him.

Then he too can share in your snotty joy!
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[steppen22]

I work for local goverment.

People tend to take a few weeks off if they have an itch that needs scratching.

Pisses me off no end.

Mainly chicks, though, who seem incapable of working for one month straight, to be honest.
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[Hetzer]

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[Hazylogic]

loving all these comments. Here is mine:

man up you fucking slaaaag!

[pa_broon74]

We're told to stay at home, they even went off on a panic campaign during the swine flu thing.

Hetzer makes the point, if you work in an open plan office and go in with a cold, you could be dragging the entire organisation down in terms of productivity. The impressively heroic 'man the fuck up' argument becomes a bit counter-productive and silly.

That said, if you don't mind mind sitting next to someone who's only just shirked off Winter Vomiting Flu; good luck to you.


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[snomag]

If I feel like shit, I stay at home, if it's nothing major, I go to work.

There is no point to 'man the fuck up' as it just makes it last longer and you also infect your colleagues.

To be honest it always makes me smile, when you see people in the office, pale as a ghost, complaining how shit they feel, but still trying to take credit for being so heroic.

[Leviathan91]

I don't know why everyones like MAN THE FUCK UP! It's not that I can't go to work I just didn't want to lol. Obviosuly going to work with a cold isnt physically challenging.

Some pople are like screw it if I'm ill I won't go in. Just a guilt free pass to skipping work I guess, kinda.

I don't think people should go to work even with a cold, they spread so easily..

[imanupstart]

I agree with all the above, man up. I broke my wrist in two places when I used to be into dirtjumps, cycled home, went to bed and went to work the next day. Only went up the hospital when the managing director dragged me to her car.

The again I did have about 2 months off after that

[Clanger]

Yes, how else are you going to get rid of the germs...?
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