Know when to stay home with a cold 22 Articles

by R.L Hanlon

Glaring at my co-worker, her head resting on the desk after yet another sneeze of gunk and germ filled particles was sprayed my way, I reached for the disinfectant wipes in my drawer. "Oh, my head hurts." She says. "W...read more

by Rex Trulove

Few of us want to work when we have a cold. Sniffles, aches and pains, and general fatigue and the feeling of not being well make it very hard to be motivated to work. Most of us will work on through these symptoms, howev...read more

by Yvonne Pronovost

There's a radio ad currently on the air in which a woman boasts that she doesn't stay home when she's sick, she won't wear her pyjamas all day, suffer the indignity of headaches and stuffy sinuses, or 'waste her coworkers'...read more

by Raven Lebeau

If you work in food service, you need to stay home if you have any level of contagious disease. No matter how careful you are, a stray cough or sneeze could have your customers suffering the same illness you have. Your b...read more

by Chris Kirk

There are two things you should consider when you are deciding if you will stay home from work sick, or if you will try to "stick it out" and go in and work that day. These are in addition to factors such as your sick leav...read more

by Jordan R.

Why is it so difficult to decide whether or not to call in sick? I used to think that I was alone, but apparently this is a stressful decision for many other people. Personally, I will agonize over the decision. I find mys...read more

by L. Beall

Knowing when to stay home with a cold is more important than you think. Not as many people as you would like actually stay home with their colds when they should. The amount of people that go to work each year with colds a...read more

by Ethel Smith

It can be very difficult judging when it is appropriate to stay at home with a cold, however if you apply a little common sense it should help. It is generally agreed that a person with a cold is at their most infectious f...read more

by C.D. Crowder

No one enjoys a cold. But let's face it you are not always going to be able to avoid catching a cold. Should you stay at home or head on out to work once the coughing, sneezing, and other even more unpleasant symptoms star...read more

by Violet Fortune

Few people will let a common cold keep them home from job, school or tempting social soirees - but not all colds are common and not all outings require the same considerations. When a cold is no longer common: If you...read more

by Samantha L. Walton

Going to work may seem like the right thing to do when you think you may have just a cold. But do you really think about the effects of you going out in public when you have a common cold? If you are employed at any heal...read more

by Zoey Day

The big dilemma - when is a cold bad enough to keep you home from work or school? There are people at both extremes - those who stay home with a very slight sniffle, and those who go to work or school with a fever and infe...read more

by Phyllis Nichols

The common cold. We refer to it as a nuisance. Dragging us down with aches, congestion and an overall feeling of ill health. We seem to almost expect that we'll get a cold especially during the winter. For those who ha...read more

by Mona Gallagher

Most of us have had a bad cold during the winter season and we're likely to dismiss them as non-sequential symptoms and continue on our regular schedule. If fever is present, it could be an indication of a virus or flu, an...read more

by Ted Sherman

I'm staying home right now. It started as a cold, but developed into bronchitis because I tried to ignore it. It hit me some time during holiday traveling, and could have happened anywhere along the line. Mobbed airport wa...read more

by Jamie Bessett

I rarely share this story, but it may help the average workaholic make a healthy choice as to whether they should stay home with a cold. I was bound and determined to go to work for several days with a nagging cold that o...read more

by Arabella Kelly

Being a martyr and going to work or school with a cold may seem like the right thing to do if you're at all functional and feel like you're not really sick enough to stay home, but there are instances when it's best to tak...read more

by Heidi Marie Fleetfoot

Knowing when it is wise to stay home with a cold can be very useful, especially during the winter months when colds and other related illnesses are rife. The decision whether to stay curled up in bed or to drag yourself in...read more

by Lucy Collins

A lot of conscientious workers will go into work if they have a cold. They don`t wish to burden other staff with their workload. They don`t want to be seen as taking too much sick time by their boss. They think that the...read more

by Sas Freeman

For most people, the cold is nothing more than an irritation that they have to deal with for a few days. For others it can be a big pain to deal with. Typically a cold won't keep you home from work or doing other things,...read more