Sickness In The Work Place
January 22, 2009 – 11:37 amAchewww! Ewwww…could someone get me a Kleenex – quick?
How often in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Easter do you find yourself backing away from a drippy, germy, sneezy, co-worker who can hardly stand up but just had to come to work ?
It seems there are two “sickness styles” in the workplace:
Type 1: Stoic Sick
This person is of the attitude that as long as you are breathing you’re well enough to work. These are the people who are so committed to getting the job done that they will come to work barf bag in hand, with 105 degree fever and work through everything from minor heart attacks to broken limbs.
Type 2: Silly Sick
These people are of the attitude that the slightest ailment or injury warrants three paid sick days, complete with co-worker sympathies. These are the people who wear even the teeniest of ailments like a badge of honor.
A little illness in the workplace is probably unavoidable but general guidelines in most workplaces are as follows:
· If you know you are contagious, stay home
· If you’re well enough to work, work, and stop whining about every little ailment
· If you know you’re getting sick, slow down a bit and try to take care of yourself
· If you really aren’t sick, don’t pretend you are just to get the day off because if you do, no one will believe you when you really are sick
· If you get sick at work, excuse yourself and do what you have to do, don’t make your sickness everyone else’s issue
Did you know?: A recent study pointed out that women’s’ desks, may harbour far more bacteria than the workplace restroom and the office desk of men. In fact, women have three to four times the number of bacteria in, on and around their desks, phones, computers, keyboards, drawers and personal items than men do. Yuck!
courtesy of MSN.com