Comments on: Sunday poll

By: sfordinarygirl

sfordinarygirl — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:09:59 +0000

I went to work when I was sick last spring. It was during the busy season and I caught a cold over the weekend. I lost my voice, came down with a nagging cough and looked horrible. Yet I still dragged myself in because I knew we were short handed and I was afraid of holding up the deadline!

I came home feeling worse because I worked major overtime that day. I think twice now before going into work sick.

By: bripblap

bripblap — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:48:51 +0000

Thanks for all the responses – I’m envious of those of you who can work from home!

By: the Wealthy Canadian

the Wealthy Canadian — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:53:17 +0000

I used to always tough it out and drag myself to work. But then I realized that if the illness is something contagious I am really hurting the company more by showing up. It also takes longer to recover if I’m at work, so I’m not productive while working, and I’m sick longer. On the other hand I always feel guilty not going to work if I ‘feel fine.’

In the end I’ll stay home if I think it’s contagious, but I often end up working from home anyway.

By: SavingDiva

SavingDiva — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:24:44 +0000

It depends on what I have to do at work…if I have a day that I can miss (which is 75% of the time), then I stay home at the first sniffle (riding my bike to work is not fun when I’m sick). However, if it is one of the days I can’t miss, I will drag myself to work….it would be too much of a hassle to stay home!

By: pelf

pelf — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:53:22 +0000

That depends on what kind of “sick”, right? If I have a flu or a fever and if I could still get to work, I would. And I’d go home if I find myself sleeping in the office. But if I’ve got a headache, no way, I’d call in sick and stay in bed until I’m well.

I hate headaches!

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The Roundup - Reorg Edition : A Penny Closer — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:07:56 +0000

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By: Lynnae @ Being Frugal

Lynnae @ Being Frugal — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:07:22 +0000

As a stay at home mom, I work no matter how awful I feel.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:53:42 +0000

What I normally do is work from home for the day if I feel like I’m getting sick. I don’t go into the office, but I don’t take time off unless I feel I can’t be productive working from home. Luckily, my team is pretty good about doing that as well, and we have the flexibility to work from home, so we can do our part not to spread disease!