Colds in the Work Place - A rant

Still sick here but, getting a bit better. Don't you hate co-workers who drag themselves into work when they clearly should be staying home and don't you love it when they share their germs?

I'm very annoyed and today's blog is actually a rant and recommendation for cold sufferers out there since you probably caught your cold from a co-worker. There are several types of co-workers that you should watch out for when it's cold and flu season.

There is the sharer - this guy makes his cold known. You hear him sneezing down the hall way, coughing at his desk and, telling everyone in the elevator that he has a cold and to stay away but, he doesn't. You never see the sharer until he has a cold and then he makes it a point to come to your desk and sneeze and look for sympathy from you. And while he's better in less than a week, you have his cold for two weeks or more.


There is perpetually sick single Mom. I'm not insensitive and I have tons of respect for women who are single Mom, they are truly carrying the world on their backs. What I don't like are the daycare centers where they must leave their little ones who always pick up something who passes it along to Mom, who passes it along to co-workers.


Dirty tissues guy. Every office has one, he's a nice guy but when he's sick he leaves his used tissues, cough medicine and everything else related to easing cold symptoms on his desk and yours. Naturally, you have to touch it and boom, you've got his cold.

And he's always the first one to say to you "make sure you dispose of those dirty tissues, we wouldn't want anyone else to catch your cold now, do we?"


Blame the husband co-worker. There is always a co-worker who blames everything on her husband, even her cold.

Everyone's sick. This is what happened to me this week, our entire office has a cold and it just keeps going around and around. Of course, the types above help to spread the germs more efficently but, why is it that they are never sick for long?

Ok enough ranting for today, I think I've made my point and I hope I made you laugh