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And blaming it on allergies. Allergies don't make you throw up. Feels so gross and dirty working around others right now.
update te: all sick coworkers back and sniffling and coughing. yaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy OH this is also one coworker who said don't you dare saty if *you* are sick. sitting across from me.... coughing.. just said her congestion is coming up ugly .. fml and theirs, the kicker? NO ON ELSE SEEMS TO CARE.
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Oh no allergies do NOT make you throw up. That is just sickness!
Agreed. Everyone keeps saying ohhh just allergies. Then two days later,boom sick. Do they test for Covid? Probably not.Ā
Covid tests do not matter - just stay home if you're sick. All illnesses suck, from bad colds to the flu. I'm tired of the test brigade, who seem to think it's ok to keep going out and about so long as they have a negative cofid result. Symptoms of any kind = stay home. No test required.
Oh no doubt. I'm not arguing that. I'm just saying if they come to work sick do you think they're even testing? Probably not.
I'm guessing people are coming to work sick because they feel like they have little choices.
Is there a time off program for illness? Some people don't have savings to rely on.
Does your employer require a Dr note for a paid sick day? Some people cannot afford the cost of a Dr appointment just to prove they are sick and should be in bed?
You would think people would've gotten the hint from 2020, but no.
Covid tests do not matter - just stay home if you're sick. People are really overcomplicating it focusing on a test for a single type of illness. All illnesses suck, from bad colds to the flu. I'm tired of the test brigade, bc those people IME think it's ok to keep going out and about so long as they have a negative cofid result. If you have symptoms, of any kind, stay home. It's simple.
šÆ agree. Everytime thereās a family event (Iām not kidding EVERY SINGLE ONE) someone will show up sneezing and coughing announcing they are sick but āitās ok I donāt have covidā . Then one person in particular hijacks the Doritos while sucking on her fingers then diving back in for more. This is usually the one who is sick too. People are fucking disgusting.
Yup. The biggest assholes I knew during cofid were the ones who took all the juice and swore by tests. Those were the only people I knew who would come to social events sick (sneezing & snotting: it's ok I took a test!). Everyone else I knew who chose to be unjuiced and not test remained civil: staying home with symptoms of any kind. Oh, the irony.
100% my last cold was brutal compared to the last two times I got Covid.
Seasonal allergies don't but food allergies and sensitivities can 100% make your body want to purge itself of the irritantĀ
My husband who is not wfh works with a guy who around covid would get it then still go into work so he could save his sick days for when he wanted to call off for other reasons. Disgusting
That's gross and so many people do that! It's so rude and inconsiderate to others.
Yeah, my coworker is throwing up in the bathroom then just goes back to work sneezing and coughing.Ā
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Precisely, ugh. It feels like I'm trapped in this gross sick environment where people only care about themselves and even then not very much if they make themselves work while sickĀ
ā¦eww. I donāt understand this mindset; if I throw up at work, Iām going home.
Sometimes I hate peopleĀ
Only sometimes?
So, now? It's still here
I had a kidney transplant several years ago and after one of my coworkers came to work sick, I caught her crud and landed in the ICU (pre-Covid), I will never work full time in an office again. PTO is a farce.
I'm so sorry to hear that.Ā
Ā Honestly today's been really rough because it just feels like everybody in the world is so inconsiderate and uncaring. It's little things but little things build up.Ā
Ā Glad you were able to find a solution regarding inconsiderate jerk people in the office anyway.
āItās just a coldā and āif you donāt like the risk, itās your responsibility not to inconvenience othersā is the ethos of the day. And itās disgusting.
Wear a N95 mask. I still wear a mask everywhere I go thatās indoor. My kids wear it to their schools everyday. Thatās why we donāt get sick often.
When I have to be around people I wear a mask. For me, itās the only way. People lie to themselves to avoid culpability for getting other people sick. So far, Iāve never had Covid and Iām trying to keep it that way.
Awesome! We didnāt get Covid either. We always wear masks indoors, including my children and it works for flu, cold and Covid .
Absolutely, no one in my household has had a cold or flu since 2019.
How many people are you?
My whole family
Do you all share a Reddit account?
If you work with a computer and you come into this office sick its so stupid. Even if your boss doesnt want full time work from home, setting up a remote option for people who are sick but want to work should be mandatory. Either that or isolate them somehow.
So very much agreed. Unfortunately until the pandemic it was a badge of pride for people to come into work sick and most definitely expected. Our priorities are all screwed up.Ā
Wear a N95 mask. I still wear a mask everywhere I go thatās indoors. My kids still wear it to their schools everyday. Thatās why we donāt get sick often.
I wear a mask when I am sick if I really need to go out l. But I'm not going to wear one for hours upon hours a day everyday. I don't expect people to do so.
Then enjoy getting sick all the time because no boss is going to make people stay at home or isolate them when theyāre sick.
I work from home. š„°š„°
As an emetephobe & someone whos colds stick around for a month, I feel grateful every day that I stay home. Cuts back on my anxiety by a lot
Hello fellow emetephobe. Blech
Same here lol the second someone mentions a stomach bug I internally freak out. I was at a work conference recently and a coworker knowingly (which they told us about) caught a stomach bug from their child and still went to the conference and was sitting at our table telling us how he couldnāt leave the room the day prior because of said stomach bug. I couldnāt believe it!
I always thought I was the only one with that. Hello my fellow emetephobes.
There are many of us!
I donāt miss the office at all. The AC is always turned up so high I would sneeze just because of the air being so dry. š«
Ugh, so true. The temp control fight in office is real
I don't miss the office for the same reason, except the heat was my nemesis. Anything over 70Ā° inside makes me too hot. Apparently everyone in my office is always freezing year round. I swear they kept it a nice sweltering 76Ā° year round.
This is one thing I don't miss at all from the office.
We had one dude get sick in October and be sick through March every year. Sick. Not allergies. Bit of an embellishment, but he had revolving colds and was sick 2-3 time a month. Always came in the office never stayed home. Always worked late, always came in early, never took a lunch break. More or less he just worked himself so hard and never took care of himself.
... all for spreadsheets.
Probably because he hated his home life and had nothing else but work. Didn't know if I could make that situation more depressing but there it is
Spreadsheets are great! You can play Minecraft in them!
https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/minecraft-in-microsoft-excel/
The funniest part is the people who do this are so obvious about it so everyone knows what a selfish asshole they are. They literally donāt care about anyone but themselves. The ones I worked with also didnāt actually do anything all day, and everyone also knew that. Like we donāt need you here, youāre just hiding from your SAH wife. People wonder why there were so many regulations implemented for Covid that people still refused to follow for the health and safety of everyone. Treat everyone the way you want to be treated-karma is real. Ok, rant over.
Everything you said is so true. I'm so over knowing how many people just don't care about anyone else the pandemic made that raw and blatantly clear. It's even worse I think now because we live through a pandemic Jesus you have every reason to go home now there's no excuse not to.
Itās sad and definitely a terrible realization that itās worse than we ever thought. I honestly thought everyone was being as considerate as possible, always thinking of the greater good.. my friend and I were talking about just the amount of people that donāt wash their hands in public restroomsālike, we can see you..wtf? I wish you all the best and I hope that you stay healthy.
So true. Thank you, you too!
I donāt miss that at all!
This is something Iām thankful for every single day. Used to work at a dermatologist office and as much as I loved it we didnāt have any sick days. And all the girls had kids so I would always get sick š it was terrible.
Damn, I didn't know you didn't acquire sick days legally in an office setting. I know you don't when you're working in the service industry which is even more upsetting because those are the people preparing and walking with your food in front of them.
It was a private practice that did everything in house. That was the only thing that sucked about that place, I had a great boss whoās still my friend and dermatologist today but man did it suck getting sick all the time.
Iāve heard that! People who work in the service industry deserve so much more, some of my friends who are servers used to tell me they didnāt even get normal breaks and whatnot. Like how the heck.. isnāt that illegal
Oh yeah I worked in the service industry for years. I had a standoff with one boss when I came to work sick and said I couldn't walk around with people's food. He said okay fine but if you leave you're quitting. I stayed there for 5 hours basically just laying across the table in the break room.
Iām sorry thatās such shit and just not cool.
Yep my co workers gave me whatever is going around. And it sucks. I think I actually need a sick day tomorrow.Ā
I was honestly considering calling out the next couple of days but can't afford it. Guess it won't matter much if they get me sick anywayĀ
We have to come in once every few months for our all hands, they rotate amongst 3 campuses so 2/3 of the time weāre attending the meeting from home anyway. Back in February I was on vacation so I missed it and like 10 of my team members caught covid from attending. SUPER glad I wasnāt there bc Iām pregnant and I wouldāve been pissed if I got Covid from that.
I WFH wife is a teacher, she is around snot goblins all day
Gross but At least for her they aren't actively choosing to get others sick. Still, kids are walking Petri dishes.Ā
Tell her to wear a mask at school. My daughterās kindergarten teacher never took off her mask even after Covid.
I work from home but my manager doesn't (he's in a different city, so the office he goes to has different rules about WfH). He missed one day this week because of illness but the very next day he was back in the office. I asked him why he didn't just work from home and he didn't have an answer. Baffling.
A coworker did that actually last year. She had covid and then still came into work while testing positive because the test strip was very light that was her excuse. And when I asked her what about the rest of us she laughed and said oh well you've already been exposed anyway. And the reason she came back in, is because she hates to work from home.Ā
I hate peopleĀ
The rest of us have to pay the price of her selfishness.
yes, people are disgusting, selfish and lazy. so glad I work from home.
My job is switching us back to office. I get sick easily. I'm going to be sick all the time again now. :( I'm so sad about it.
Wear a N95 mask. I still wear a mask everywhere I go thatās indoors from grocery store to meetings at work. My kids still wear it to their schools everyday. Thatās why we donāt get sick often.
I'll definitely get some of those!
I'm so sorry. I wish you good health because most other people aren't going to care about it. The pandemic is really made me jaded.Ā
The company leaders are to blame, not other individual coworkers. Leadership knows that people will be forced to come in sick, but they don't care about your health or your coworkers health.Ā I hope you can find another fully remote job and vote with your feet.
The only time Iāve been sick in the last 6 months are after days I have to go to the office šµāš«I hate it
Oh I completely believe it. Some of them would come in if they had their appendix bursting, if only the surgeon were willing to follow them into work. Just remove it right there. Lie on the desk. Anything to avoid taking a sick day!
When my office got us all back everyone started to come in sick! Its nuts but I dont blame them either lol sure its rude to go in and just get everyone else sick but thats what corporations want... Even if you are dying you got to go in! Not me not anymore at least if i feel burnt out the slightest i dont go in and especially if i am sick.
I was hoping that COVID times would've normalised not presenting to an office when you don't feel well but seems not
If anything, the situation is worse than before covid
That's what's even more frustrating. Because everyone claims allergies, they treat it like nothing.Ā
If there is one thing we should have learned from the pandemic....it's to stay home when you're sick. And to encourage people to stay home when you're sick if you're management. Crazy that we learned absolutely nothing and went right back to the old ways.
What's crazier, boss here claims to be a germaphobe š¤£ lies all lies
Iāve been full time WFH since 2020. A few months ago our boss decided we needed to mingle and had a mandatory all day on site meeting for all 3 of our teams that work under him.
Sure as shit some asshole came to the meeting sick and a bunch of people caught it. Iāve already told my boss this is one of the big reasons Iām refusing to RTO and this just proved my point.
I've had allergies make me throw up ONCE. And that was because my sinuses drained down the back of my throat so much that my stomach had to purge the mucus. Let me tell you, it was most foul.
However, normal allergies don't do that. That sounds like stomach flu.
Allergies can make me throw up, but only because it might trigger my asthma and if I cough too much from that my gag reflex starts to replace my cough. I have to try really hard to calm down once that starts happening. I think so far only one time I wasn't successful in stopping myself from actually throwing up from that.
I know there are tricks that prevent you from throwing up, but when I'm about to blow, I can never remember them. My vomiting usually occurs with a BAD case of acid reflux.
I get sick so much less since working from home. It is a godsend.
Dude has been out with Covid for two weeks
He comes back into the office still coughing etc sluggish moaning every time he gets up
Him to someone: āitās okay Iām not contagious anymoreā
Like wtf I almost want to go complain because he uses a lot common areas
you would have thought people would know better by now especially after covid. but no... they still think they have to come in if they're sick. I'm so glad I work from home!!
They love blaming allergies.
THIS is why I thank my stars each morning for my WFH job. The WFH arrangement has its own challenges of course, but I'm so grateful to not have to deal with coworkers bringing in their germs and illnesses. I get plenty of exposure to that stuff at the store and other places.
I was hoping that, if anything came out of Covid, it would be the end of this attitude that working while youāre sick is somehow noble.
Itās not. Itās annoying and rude because youāre just spewing your germs around the office and making everyone else sick. And, on top of that, because we decided masks are somehow a political statement, those who simply decide to go to work anyway donāt even have the decency to put a mask on, which has been done in Asian countries for years prior to COVID.
Glad to see weāve learned nothing.
This is something I never understood when I did work in an office. Just how obsessed people are with showing up sick and sometimes bragging about it and being commended for it (to be clear this was in an industry/company where even pre-COVID it would have been fine for them to work from home while sick).
I feel this. I go in two days per week. We have multiple rooms with a bunch of desks in them and people keep sitting next to me and telling me how horribly ill they feel like dude. Our sick policy literally says if you feel sick at all or if anyone in your household is sick just wfh. Our company is so chill and great about it. There is literally no excuse for these people