Would you go to work with fever?

[Deleted]

Assuming you don't work around kids or sick people. I wasn't feeling great yesterday but feel much worse today. Stuffy head, runny nose, aches and a low grade fever (99 range). I'm returning to work tomorrow but am wondering if I should. I can take a sick day but this isn't exactly how I wanted to start off my work week. Should I go in to work or take a sick day?

[aimeedyan]

If you even think you're contagious, you should stay home. You never know what you could pass onto a coworker (or their family members).

Can you work from home instead? I had a random virus last week, similar to what you're describing, and I worked from home in between naps I knew it was contagious, though, because I got it thanks to a colleague who came in sick. Eventually, all but 1 of us came down with it

[heygrey]

No one wants your germs. Please stay home :-)

You'll be more productive when you do go back if you stay home and get better.

[katie4253]

Jan 1, 2013 18:18:38 GMT -5 heygrey said:

No one wants your germs. Please stay home :-)

Agreed

[ssmjlm]

If you don't have to be at work, stay home.

I had to go in one afternoon for a mandatory meeting and knew I had a fever. I was miserable and even more pissed b/c the meeting didn't cover anything earth shattering to make it mandatory.

[Deleted]

Jan 1, 2013 18:10:00 GMT -5 aimeedyan said:

If you even think you're contagious, you should stay home. You never know what you could pass onto a coworker (or their family members).

Can you work from home instead? I had a random virus last week, similar to what you're describing, and I worked from home in between naps I knew it was contagious, though, because I got it thanks to a colleague who came in sick. Eventually, all but 1 of us came down with it

I have the ability to work from home but because I'm hourly company policy pretty much says I have to stay off the clock if I'm claiming a sick day.

I will probably stay home and take care of myself.

[sierramist03]

I'd stay home if I could. We are passing crap around at my work because everyone comes to work sick

[Deleted]

Yeah, I'd stay home too if you don't have anything pressing to do.
No sense in spreading germs. Also a day to recuperate might make you feel better in the long wrong. Even half a sick day is helpful for me sometimes. If I work through it takes forever to get better.
I do a sick day everytime though. I work in a school, so we're pretty much asked to stay home at the first sign of sniffles (there's a reason we get a hefty stack of sick days in my supt. eyes). As for the farm, I work through anything mild, but it's so physical that anymore than a cold and I'm just too wiped.

[ohjessica]

I've gone into work sick before (but not in contact with a lot of people on the days I did) and it just effing sucks. If you can stay home, do.