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To hope my boss catches this bug?

133 replies

catgirl1976 · 13/10/2014 19:59

I am not often ill and generally have a good sickness record at work.

However, 2 weeks ago I got proper, full on flu and had to have a week off. It was grim.

When I went back into work my boss glared at me and blanked me for a day, making it clear how annoyed he was that I was not in. No "how are you" or anything like that. I also heard he had been kicking off about it to other people.

He told me it was very inconvenient. It was pretty damn inconvenient to me too. I have a small child and it's not like I get to take to my bed like a Victorian heroine when ill or have anyone to mop my brow and feed me peeled grapes Hmm

This weekend DS (nearly 3) has D&V all weekend. DPs have had a stomach bug the previous weekend and it looks like they have passed it to him. So I've spent the weekend cleaning up projectile vomit and poo.

I wake up about 4am with terrible stomach cramps, vomiting and the rest. I feel terrible and spend the night on the bathroom floor.

Knowing how my manager feels I drag myself into work. I have a fever, am shaking, sweating and on 6 occassions have to run from a meeting with him to puke.

He then tells me "lets aim for lunchtime, then you can go home". Thanks.

At lunchtime, he lets me go home and says that he is pleased I dragged myself and he feels his attitude to me when I cam back from having the flu has helped me. Like he is making me be a better person or something and dragging yourself in when clearly ill and likely infectious is a good thing. Hmm

He keeps banging on the he hasn't been ill since 1985. Good for you. I have a son at nursery and a DH who has just started college and it's Winter. I've had flu, my immune system is low and now I have another bug. Sorry. Hmm If only I could be more like him.

Anyway, I left at lunchtime and have carried on shivering, puking and feeling like crap. He's made it very clear he expects to see me tomorrow.

AIBU to really hope I have given him this bug and he spends a week feeling like this? Not very kind of me I know, but......

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SauvignonBlanche · 14/10/2014 14:20

I hope you feel better soon catgirl, I hope the opposite for your boss.

Whereisegg · 14/10/2014 14:30

I'm so proud to have suggested the winning revenge Grin

treaclesoda · 14/10/2014 14:31

Forgot to say, Catgirl I think you are my hero Grin

bakingaddict · 14/10/2014 14:36

I hope my head of department gets Ebola because they are such a twat if that makes you feel any better...... I know that makes me a very wicked person and i'll burn in hell for it

VeryThelma · 14/10/2014 14:40

Other possible areas to sneeze over would be

Computer mouse
Keyboard / laptop
Mobile
Desk phone
Chair arms

TinyTearsFirstLove · 14/10/2014 14:40

Take a bowl in tomorrow and throw up in that in the board meeting. Say sorry but I can't make it to the loo and say your boss expected you today so you're doing your best to work around the situation.

MintyCoolMojito · 14/10/2014 16:25

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catgirl1976 · 14/10/2014 16:53

I also managed to make everyone in the meeting feel very concerned for their health and dry heave a little during a presentation Grin

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DorothyBastard · 14/10/2014 17:03

Excellent work, I hope you managed to dry heave in a particularly martyrish fashion Grin

FishRabbit · 14/10/2014 17:28

Catgirl! That's ace! I hope you wandered around dribbling on everyone

Iwantmyparcel · 14/10/2014 17:32

Honestly I can believe they all stayed. I think I'd have run away confronted with someone with d and v in a meeting !!

Jill2015 · 14/10/2014 17:36

Poor you. I used to have a boss like that. 'I'm never sick' mantra, well good for you then...
Hope you feel better soon.

TaliZorahVasNormandy · 14/10/2014 17:40

Parcel I'm with you on that, I'd have gone nuts if someone was forced into work, D & V plays hell with my IBS.

partialderivative · 14/10/2014 17:55

I hope my head of department gets Ebola because they are such a twat

rofl...NOT!

What a really awful comment.

Shame on you.

Oldraver · 14/10/2014 18:52

Treacle the company I was talking about...their employees 'visit' every address in the country

stihlhere · 14/10/2014 19:58

I had a boss like this once. He was never ill and wouldn't abide anyone else being. One women we worked with took quite alot of time off. He requested her medical records in the end, much humble pie and a face like this from him Blush Blush once he discovered her ailment

Iwantmyparcel · 14/10/2014 20:25

I can only assume it was something serious stih

Bluetone · 14/10/2014 20:31

I know I'm in the minority here but I really think you need to take some responsibility here and have told your boss you wouldn't be in due to a highly contagious bug. It's not just him at risk from catching it. Spreading it to other colleagues and their families just isn't fair.

Iwantmyparcel · 14/10/2014 20:35

You need to do something about this. He can't keep treating you like this. Or the rest of his staff.

WowWowSauce · 14/10/2014 20:50

Someone at my work came in with D&V last year, although the company is very easy going with sickness. I caught it and ended up in hospital, and I hope your boss does too. Fucker. Good work licking cups!

One of the bosses suggested bombing West Africa, like they did in the film Outbreak. He might have been joking...same workplace. I'm looking for something else.

SomethingOnce · 14/10/2014 21:16

Lick his desk phone receiver too - gotta cover all the bases.

Quadrophonic · 14/10/2014 21:52

Shamelessly marking my place, hope the pr**k gets a right dose of the raging trots...

catgirl1976 · 14/10/2014 21:58

I think my dry heave combined wretchedness, the strong suggestion of imminent contagion, bravery and a touching fragility not seen since Bambi skittered on the ice.

I was most proud and I was channelling you all as I did it :)

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MintyCoolMojito · 14/10/2014 21:59

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Iwantmyparcel · 14/10/2014 22:00

You did all that in a meeting and no one said anything ? Suggested you go home ? Nothing ?