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To go to work with stinking cold?

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Beaverfeaver · 02/01/2013 00:28

Not left the house since Saturday night and my cold has peaked today feeling te worst I have in a long time. More like te flu with aches, dizziness, sweats and other horrible symptoms.

Feeling very sorry for myself and am due back to work in th morning.
I know I won't be up for it seeing as I haven't even had the energy to hardly move in 3 days.

I know I should call in sick, but our work stopped outmr sick pay a little while ago and it's not very affordable to be off.

If I go in I will just not recover as well and spread it to everyone else though!

Argh

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sixlostmonkeys · 02/01/2013 00:33

Don't pass it it on to anyone else. Do you really want someone else to feel the way you do?

Bogeyface · 02/01/2013 00:35

Depends what you do.

If you are in your own office and not in phone contact with the public (as they wont be able to understand you) then I suppose it would be ok. But if you are in constant contact with other people then no you shouldnt go in.

Thats purely based on you being infectious. As for how ill you feel, I had a very bad cold last week and I was struggling to make a cup of tea never mind go to work. If you feel as bad as I did then no, dont go.

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Beaverfeaver · 02/01/2013 00:36

That's a worry of mine. DH has been in looking after me, feeding an making me tea.

I'm going to have to do it all by myself tomorrow!
He will come home to find me starving and thirsty reaching for the kettle, in a heap on the floor

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Beaverfeaver · 02/01/2013 00:38

40% of my working day would be on te phone and I don't think that would sound too good. (Meant to be positive to customers and struggling to e positive with the way I am feeling)

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lisad123everybodydancenow · 02/01/2013 00:39

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QueenOfCats · 02/01/2013 00:40

If you aren't we'll enough, you shouldn't go in.

We are expected to go in regardless. Unless there is a limb hanging by a thread.

It's awful really. People come in with hacking coughs and stinking colds when they really should be at he because we don't get sick pay and it gets frowned upon unless it's really serious.

Bastards.

Call in sick, stay in the warm and feel better soon Smile

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 02/01/2013 01:21

Agree with all above.
Colds/Flu/NoroVirus should be kept to yourself.

Especially if someone who is vunerable comes into contact.
No point making yourself worse by dragging yourself in to work.
Fluid. Painkillers. Sleep. Smile

Dr 70 has prescribed.

hatgirl · 02/01/2013 01:28

I still have serious guilt issues over the time I visited two very ill people in a hospice (part of my job) with a bit of a sore throat but nothing serious that I would have usually noticed day to day... the next day I came down with an absolutely stinking cold/ sore throat. They both died within a week... it may or may not have been a coincidence but ever since I have been very careful about who I come into contact with when I am feeling a bit under the weather (but mainly because I work with vulnerable people). Working from home is the way forward... perhaps go into the office pick up as much as you can and see how much you can do on a laptop in bed at home.

ohchristmastree · 02/01/2013 01:43

I'd stay away, you'll pass it on. They might assume 2 day hangover though.

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Beaverfeaver · 02/01/2013 01:49

Ohchristmastree- my concern exactly.

But seeing as they don't pay us for our sick days now it would be silly of mr to get hungover enough to lose out on a day or twos pay (or so I'd hope they would think)

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ohchristmastree · 02/01/2013 09:06

If you still feel horrible this morning I would just phone and tell them your not coming in, even if they did think it was a hangover they couldn't prove it. You'll sound all blocked up anyway and there are some horrible colds going around just now.

PenisColada · 02/01/2013 09:11

I am waiting for major surgery. If I worked with you I would be very pissed off indeed that you passed on your germs and put my life at risk by delaying my surgery.
Stay at home.

HollyBerryBush · 02/01/2013 09:40

Depends if you can afford to be off work with no sick pay.

atthewelles · 02/01/2013 11:00

If you can afford to take the time off work I would do so. It's very annoying when someone comes into work coughing and sneezing all over everyone (but we get paid for a certain number of sick days so no excuse)

Colada I was about to leave work for a few months for major surgery earlier this year and was seriously Shock when a girl I shared a room with came in during my last week smothered with a cold and sneezing and moaning about how bad she felt. She knew I was having a big operation the following Monday and also that my father was seriously ill in hospital with pneumonia and still she came in in that state. I couldn't believe her thoughtlessness.

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Beaverfeaver · 03/01/2013 01:45

I havnt left the house since 2012!!!

(Since I got in on Saturday night)

Still feeling rubbish. Won't be going in tomorrow either.

Feeling guilty about the lack of pay though

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Cheesecakefan · 03/01/2013 02:03

Glad you won't be going in in the morning. I did this once and ended up very ill with M E for 7 years. I did also cycle 6 miles each way though. Don't do it!

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Beaverfeaver · 03/01/2013 02:12

That's awful cheesecake!

Although feeling very sorry for myself and have felt that I missed out on the recent celebrations, I have felt very loved today.
My sister dropped round with tissues, juice, soup, magazines and books, my mum called asking if she could do anything (even though she also not well), and MIL also texted asking if she could help.
Then DH hs been making me drinks since he got home.

Still got a bit of cabin feaver though.
Not felt like this in years

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Beaverfeaver · 03/01/2013 02:45

Can't sleep and am hungry even though DH made me cheese on toast at midnight

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