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sick people need to STAY HOME

pawcallpawcall member
in January 2011 Moms

What is it with sick people who insist upon coming into the office?  My company is VERY generous and doesn't count sick time against you - so there's no reason to "save days" in case you're really sick, or in case your kid is sick.  You don't have to earn days off, you just get them.

Today, my coworker (who is one of the few who KNOWS that I am pregnant), came over to my cube, sat on my desk, and tried to chat.  He kept leaning in to show me pictures of his kids, all the while complaining about how sick he was.  I kept backing up and saying "please don't get so close.  I really don't want to get sick right now." as politely as I could.  He didn't take the hint (and I use the word "hint" loosely, since I was actually flat out telling him to BACK OFF) and I finally just said (fairly rudely, because I was out of patience) "I'm sorry.  I really need to get back to work.  We'll have to talk another time."

Honestly.  What is WITH people?  I feel bad for being rude but politely asking him to get lost wasn't working.

~Mom to an amazing Jan 2011 boy~
~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~

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Re: sick people need to STAY HOME

  • tigeralitigerali

    That's rude of him to come into your space, especially when he outright tells you he is sick.

    I stayed home today because I am sick.  And I am so glad to be able to just lounge and relax.

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  • izzourclueizzourclue member
    Agreed.  I'm hyper-aware of sick people right now.  That would have pissed me off and I think I would have been way less polite than you were.  I just would have said, "if your sick, please leave my cube."  Keep some anti-bacterial hand stuff at your desk and a can of lysol.  Spray your keyboard and phone receiver regularly.  You'd be surprised how many people use other people's phones at work. 
    I give up trying to get a ticker.  I have a DD that is 2.5 years old and is awesome.  Maybe I'll add a quote to distinguish myself.  Hmmm.  How about...

    "It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?" - A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
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  • companion cubecompanion cube member
    Bleh, moments like this I am so glad I don't work in an office, people are germy and gross!
    DD1 01/09/11 DD2 10/31/12 #3 EDD 10/22/14--Stick baby stick! Always in my heart, 4 sweet angels 2/10, 10/11, 12/11 & 10/13
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  • jaejaeveejaejaevee
    I would have done what you did.  I hate it when people come to work sick.
    {Chaos and Love}
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  • pawcallpawcall member

    I can almost understand it if you work somewhere that gives you a really hard time about it, or if you're a single parent trying to save sick/vacation time in case your kid is sick, or whatever.  But that's emphatically NOT the case here.  Our company has a "take what you need" policy, and his wife is a SAHM.

    Ugh, at the very least, if you MUST come to work sick, keep to yourself.  Don't sick your sick self ON my desk and lean in ever closer while I am asking you to back the heck off.  

    I'm feeling really ranty today...

    ~Mom to an amazing Jan 2011 boy~
    ~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~

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  • nurseJKnurseJK member
    For real dude, not cool. It only took one afternoon/evening for me to get seriously dehydrated and require hospitalization. It wasn't fun. Whether or not people know others are pregnant doesn't matter, it is just good hygiene! Clean off your area girl!
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