Who is there to spot you are sick?

[Stoneagemum]

Just thought DS moves out in Feb so I then live alone.
I talk to family members by phone every couple of weeks.
If I was very sick what happens?
Work is an everyday thing, would I be wrong to leave a key to my home at work so if I didn't call in sick and wasn't contactable by phone they could check on me if they felt concerned, or is that over and above the dirt of a workplace?

I don't do one on one - hence my original query as no key contact

i repeat - i'm talking about rekationships in general!!!!!

You feel the same about everyone you ever meet do you???? Your not closer to some people than you are others.

Sorry that is slightly weird and i dont velieve for one minite you feel the same way about every member of your team or they feel the same way about you as they do their our side work friends or indeed their colleauge who works right next to them and they go for drinks with

I did see your post above mine thats why i was oh replying to it

I worked in a small office, mostly female. We had a system whereby if a coworker didn't call in by 9am (1 hour after start time) the admin aide would call them. If there was no answer, she'd call the emergency contact on record to let them know the worker hadn't shown up. But it's not like they would have come to our homes and 'checked up on us'. Your co-workers may not want that responsibility, unless they are also a personal friend. Plus this only works on work days. Your co-workers aren't going to be checking on you on weekends.

I really think you'll be fine. If you really feel concerned about this, does the UK have 'Life Alert' or something similar? You don't have to be elderly to utilize that. It's also recommended for single people for just the reasons you worry about.

I don't think it's strange at all tbh. I work in a small office one of our secretaries who lived alone told several of us where her spare key could be found in case of emergency as it would be someone from the office who would realise she hadn't been in touch first.