Coworker rant

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I have a co worker who is very nice.  She is a bit of a control freak but  she is a good person.  Well last week she started getting sick.  By the weekend she was super sick and texted me to say she is taking Monday off.  She came back to work Tues and looked awful. Constantly hacking, etc.  I told her she should go home because she was so sick she said "No I am okay". 

She comes in Wed and is hacking and coughing. Her job isn't so important that she can't take time off. 

So this am she calls in sick.  Which is good I am glad she did. Except now, three of us here feel like shit.  Same symptoms she has.  Now obviously if I get as sick as she was I will call in sick but I am annoyed. I have been super careful to not get sick because we are going away in a week and been taking extra vitamin c, airborne etc. And I am out for an entire week so for me to be out sick a little different than her. 

I just hate when people are obviously so sick that they come in to work and infect everyone else.

ETA I added that she is a control freak because I feel like that is why she didn't take time off to begin with.

[VillainV]

I really dislike when people come to work sick and infect everyone else.

Of course, what did I do this week? Went in with a cold. There was stuff I had to do that could only be done by me, in the office. But I left the second it was done, and avoided "hanging out" in communal areas. And I practically bathed in hand sanitizer. I still feel really bad about it.

[shostakovich]

It really bothers me when people with sick time don't use it when they are actually sick. I actually had a co-worker once who claimed that he always worked when he was sick, so he could use his sick time for something more fun

I understand that sometimes people feel guilty about burdening their co-workers with their workload while they are gone (I have felt this way when taking sick time off), but I would feel much more guilty spreading sickness to others. 

[pixelpassion]

Last year at my old non-profit job, I remember whole units of workers staying home because a person or two would come in with the flu and not go home. It got so serious that the CEO had to talk to all the staff and they set up hand sanitizer stations everywhere

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Sept 26, 2013 11:32:54 GMT -5 mofongo said:

I understand how you feel but the flip side is a lot of people don't have sick time and have to take vacation time. Has she seen a doctor?

she has sick time.  And yes she went to the doctor Monday when she was out and came back on tuesday

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Sept 26, 2013 11:35:20 GMT -5 specialk said:

I find that annoying too, but our office only gives two sick days a year so most people come in sick no matter what because they can't afford to go without getting paid. It sucks.

Two.. that sucks. We get 12 a year

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Sept 26, 2013 11:36:34 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Garlic pills.

Have you had any more problems with the coworker that was snitching on your timecard?

No problems with jerky co worker.  She hasn't spoken a word to me. avoided me like the plague.  I wouldn't not talkt o her but haven't had a reason to.  so its been wonderful not having to deal with her.  My utter hatred for her has waned and now I just can't stand her

[lightbulbsun]

Take lozanges with zinc.

That happens all the time where I work. We get PTO, which is used for vacation, personal and sick days, and obviously nobody wants to waste their vacation days being sick, so nobody ever takes off.