COVID-19 (Coronavirus) discussion

I've been bed ridden since Friday thanks to the office jockey coming into work for a week like a zombie, but it's okay, he can sit on his arse at a desk with his heating and the gaffer is happy he's in... although doing very very little.

Anyway, I've got now got constant dizziness, tiredness, tight chest, sore throat, you name it thanks to him, assuming it's COVID as it's more than a cold yet not quite a full of flu.

I shall be taking a few days of work as well no doubt, then I'll have my wife and child to worry about incase they catch it.


Hate the ' turn up for work, don't be a weakling attitude ' of bosses.
 
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alchal said:
I've been bed ridden since Friday thanks to the office jockey coming into work for a week like a zombie, but it's okay, he can sit on his arse at a desk with his heating and the gaffer is happy he's in... although doing very very little.

Anyway, I've got now got constant dizziness, tiredness, tight chest, sore throat, you name it thanks to him, assuming it's COVID as it's more than a cold yet not quite a full of flu.

I shall be taking a few days of work as well no doubt, then I'll have my wife and child to worry about incase they catch it.


Hate the ' turn up for work, don't be a weakling attitude ' of bosses.
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I hate that whole attitude around sickness and the way some people will do absolutely nothing to avoid spreading colds, etc. to anyone else. 9 out of 10 times we've had stuff go around at work IMO it has been totally avoidable.

Small number of people have had/got COVID over the last week at work, fortunately so far doesn't seem to be spreading much outside of those who are close socially and those who've had it aren't that ill - mostly just a minor sore throat and a bit of a cough.
 
Rroff said:
I hate that whole attitude around sickness and the way some people will do absolutely nothing to avoid spreading colds, etc. to anyone else. 9 out of 10 times we've had stuff go around at work IMO it has been totally avoidable.

Small number of people have had/got COVID over the last week at work, fortunately so far doesn't seem to be spreading much outside of those who are close socially and those who've had it aren't that ill - mostly just a minor sore throat and a bit of a cough.
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Back in the 90s/early 2000s asking for a sick day felt like you were basically skiving off work. It's such a strange attitude.
 
Mid 90s remember one of my work colleagues coming into work with flu because he was too busy.
The boss was praising him up for his commitment.

A week later just about the whole office had flu (it was iirc 12 people), including the boss, and most of us went meh I am ill I am staying home.
IIRC there was 3 people total in that week in the end, and the following week wasn't much better with the last 2 who had come down with it as well.

It wasn't a healthy building and you could just about guarantee anything someone brought into the office would do the rounds of just abut everyone.

Must admit I get almost zero colds now I don't go to the supermarket.
COVID confirmed my suspicion they are germ spreading superstores ;)
 
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