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Post by Dr LuKas on Oct 4, 2007 12:59:58 GMT -1
What's up with people who get ill really often? Do they really have poor immune systems or do they shut down after the slightest sniffle.
I'm talking about the people at work that are always off sick even when they seem fine when they come in to work, fine one day, off ill the next, fine one day ill again.
Are these people just moddy coddled into thinking if they’re slighted bit under the whether they are unable to function or are they really that susceptible to illness.
One of the people I work with has been of ill an average of about 2 or 3 times every month in the space of 15 months since I've been here. He's totally fine nothing wrong with him at all the rest of the time. I and a few others haven't had a sick day at all and then there's a few who have been off maybe once or twice in that time.
What do you reckon?
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Post by jh1980 on Oct 4, 2007 13:09:37 GMT -1
dunno but I'll not take this personally. I blame being on public transport all the time with diseased kids everywhere (half joking half not)
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Post by Neko Bazu on Oct 4, 2007 13:14:10 GMT -1
Could be a number of things; a genuinely weak immune system, the molly-coddling or just taking the piss with excessive "sickies."
It might be that there's a bigger problem underneath that's leaving them more susceptible to other stuff, or it could be something that flares and fades without any apparent pattern (see MS and TB as examples).
There's also a psychological aspect to it - now that people are more aware of illnesses (what with advertising medicines, health campaigns etc), there is a genuine trend for people now believing they're ill when in the past they'd have shrugged it off.
Lots of factors to consider; it's one for the manager to worry about!
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Post by Dr LuKas on Oct 4, 2007 13:19:51 GMT -1
Molly-coddling that's what I was looking for, thanks Neko, sometimes I type to fast, my brain just falls onto the keyboard. If does baffle me how people can be ill so often but be totally fine and happy the majority of the time, just glad it's not me reallly.  |
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Post by HURLOCK on Oct 4, 2007 14:10:29 GMT -1
I do not advocate taking time off unless you're really unwell, at the end of the day it's unfair on your colleagues!
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Post by Arnold on Oct 4, 2007 17:58:04 GMT -1
They are just weaklings. Probably spent most of their childhood indoors watching TV, until you have broken a few bones by falling out of trees and spending your childhood up to mischief oustside your immune system will never grow strong.
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Post by Dr LuKas on Oct 5, 2007 9:43:24 GMT -1
Did Jules catch his cold in the end?
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Post by jh1980 on Oct 5, 2007 9:51:25 GMT -1
Did Jules catch his cold in the end? Yes mate, I'm a bit sniffly... it's okay, don't send lilies just yet!   |
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Post by Dr LuKas on Oct 5, 2007 9:53:29 GMT -1
Ah I'm sorry mate, get funky soon.  |
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Post by addicted2venos on Oct 5, 2007 9:54:37 GMT -1
I do not advocate taking time off unless you're really unwell, at the end of the day it's unfair on your colleagues! ...... the counter arguement is of course is, is it fair to go into to work and potentially infect your colleagues?? It's a difficult one!! I very rarely get ill and/or take time off!! |
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Post by ArgyleChick on Oct 5, 2007 13:15:26 GMT -1
I just think that today people are more aware of the illnesses out there and panic over the slightest little thing and rush off to the GP or to A&E for absolutely no reason.
Its the same with the hospital infections, the public bring half of them in when they come visiting! Every time there's an outbreak and wards are shut, people are advised "do not visit if you are feeling unwell etc"... what do they do - yep pitch up bringing the whole family with them!!!!
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Post by CHOPPER READ on Oct 6, 2007 9:53:15 GMT -1
I just think they need to harden the fuck up.
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