Wear a mask. A dust filter mask might work. Or drop by the Emergency Room and see if have a dispensary stand for coughing people. The local ER here has one for coughing people so they won’t spread germs to much.

Except masks are to prevent stuff going in, not stuff coming out.

True but I do have a private office. I can close the door and just wear the mask when I go to the coffee or rest rooms. I do have about 20 sick days. I have now used 3. Still stuffy, sore throat and cough but the fever is gone. Hate to get others sick. Ok Called in sick again.

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Wear a mask. A dust filter mask might work. Or drop by the Emergency Room and see if have a dispensary stand for coughing people. The local ER here has one for coughing people so they won’t spread germs to much.

Except masks are to prevent stuff going in, not stuff coming out.

True but I do have a private office. I can close the door and just wear the mask when I go to the coffee or rest rooms. I do have about 20 sick days. I have now used 3. Still stuffy, sore throat and cough but the fever is gone. Hate to get others sick. Ok Called in sick again.

Get well soon, Carlos.


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Day 4 of this cold. I don't like missing so much work. Should I go in and risk passing this cold or should I stay away and burn another sick day?

Carlos,

Here in the UK anyone who works with people at risk of suffering FLU (old, ill, young, enclosed, broad) has the right to free yearly FLU jabs.

Otherwise time for: Mild tea with ginger, honey and cardamoms.

As long as you feel able to work AND your company doesn't mind the rest of the workforce becoming ill I say go to work.

The idea of a certain amount of sick days is foolish from a company's point of view if the illness is communicable.

Call their bluff.

Let them send you home and don't let them treat it as a sick day.

The problem with wearing masks is that they do help stop the spread of some diseases but they also can be a harbour for some virilant types that you rebreath.

Also unless you are wearing a gas mask with activated charcoal it is unlikely a simple white fibre mask will stop viruses. More likely they just filter and allow the strongest viruses to pass out and in??

If you are suffering flu then I suggest it is not so much an illness but a natural part of anybody's life. It happens. (Not that that concept really helps with certain company's) :(

Ask your doctor for the flu jab.

The US must have a free FLU vaccination scheme?

I have an excellent medical plan. I did get the flu shot. This is just a lingering cold.
Problem is that I run my department. So I would be the one to tell someone to go home.
Besides 80% of what I do I can do remotely. So I have been working. Sucks working and using your sick days. I will be going in tomorrow. Just too much built up that needs signatures, Mine and others. Oh and yes I have taken medication for the symptoms. No I have not gone to see a doctor. I know this is a cold that has been going around the office. Just that I almost never catch them.
Now I bet Angela will post over me just to rub it in.

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Good morning all.

Have a nice sunday.

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Sunday to Santa Rosa.

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Sunday Evening Post

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Good Morning Setizens.

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