Do you go into work with a cold?

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I think I know what the majority will say but do you go into work with a cold?! Please give me some tough love to get me through the next couple of work days with the lurgy!

We wfh so it doesn’t spread. Some can get pneumonia from a virus that doesn’t affect someone else that much.

I do personally. At a former job, I was once dismissed from my role due to 15 days of disability-related absences over a three year period.

I am terrified of being treated in the same way again, so I would absolutely be working with a cold.

Do you have flexi time or a work from home arrangement to make things a little easier for you?

Edit: Just realised this is an old thread 🫣

Yes, of course. Colds are annoying, but trivial. We should all do so, barring jobs with the very vulnerable (eg a nurse on ICU).

Yes. Don’t go in don’t get paid so no choice.

Sometimes, it all depends on what type of cold I have, some are just mild colds, others are really heavy colds and I feel so ill that I'd probably make mistakes at work. I can't afford to do that as we deal with blood samples from patients. For me it's not about being a hero and soldiering on it's about being well enough to do my job properly.

No I don't as I have the ability to work from home. I don't see the point in spreading germs if I don't have to. Pre covid yes I would have if I was feeling well enough to work.

Yes, absolutely except when I worked in a clinical environment and it was an absolute no. Cold & Flu tablets usually help to get me through the days with a cold.

Yes. I have 2 toddlers so I have a new cold every other week atm plus my boss would go off her rocker if I called in with the cold. Also sadly my days in work r the only time I get to leave the house alone so I’m less keen to phone in lol

Yes. If they want me to stay home for the benefit of other people, they need to pay me sick leave and fuck off the Bradford Factor (or whatever it’s called).

I was that employer. No-one ever swung the lead and general health was excellent.

For those of you who do go in, what do you dose up with if you are feeling really horrible?