I work closely with a guy who has NEVER taken a single sick day off from work in eleven years. He is held up as The Good Example, the wonderful person who always comes in, no matter what. The fact that he comes in and gives it to the rest of us seems to go right over their tiny, pointed little heads.

A friend of mine worked for some company years ago that had a supervisor with a cast-iron rule: If you come in sick, you can just damn well go back home again, and I mean RIGHT NOW!

I'm sure that has changed. Sigh.

Greed. Nothing but overwhelming greed.

If you have to come in sick, be sure to cough or sneeze right at your supervisor/manager/etc.

Sue