If you are sick, you MUST stay home

No, seriously. What is wrong with people? Where did common sense go? My co-worker is very very very sick. She has been sick since Monday. She came to work on Monday and Tuesday and only got worse. So, when she got to work on Wednesday she was feeling so crappy that she asked to leave early. Thursday she stayed home, and today (Friday) we see her bright and early in the office. She is feeling worse than Wednesday, yet she came to work. It was ridiculous. She had a runny nose, she was sneezing and/or coughing every 5 minutes, I am not kidding you. Mind you, we all sit in the same office. Yes it’s not small, but nor it’s huge. I was supposed to work right across from her, because that computer has access to a database that I don’t on my computer, but I chose not to do that part of my job because I did not want to sit right across from her and have her cough and sneeze right on me.

Finally, I got fed up and emailed my boss asking her to let Natasha go home and rest so she would not make us all sick. My boss called her and told her that she can go home, that was at 12pm, yet Natasha stayed in the office till 3pm, when finally my other co-worker turned to her and said that there is no point of going home early because now we are all exposed, at which point Natasha quickly got up and left. What an idiot. I am sorry, but that is so inconsiderable to come to work in that condition. First of all, why do we have to hear her sniff her nose and sneeze her nose and cough, second of all, why do we all have to risk our good health? I have been kind of getting sick in the last week or so, and I am sure this is not going to help. I was sneezing yesterday a lot and my head has been hurting, I am sure that I did not need her extra bit of germs today.

I am so angry right now, at Natasha, because if you ask me it’s just plain dumb to do that, to come to work sick and put others at risk. Next time she is coming like this to work, I am marching straight into my boss’ office and telling her that I am leaving to go home so I would not get sick. If she can’t make Natasha leave work early or not come to work when she is sick, then she can make me leave early. Sorry, but I like my health more than I like my job. As it is I am falling apart, people like Natasha just annoy me when they do stupid things like come to work sick. I sure do hope when you are sick, you just stay home and get better!

Meanwhile, I am off to a weekend when I have to sleep a lot and take care of myself, because I am getting sick :(