SOMEONE I USED TO WORK WITH

[Lee B]

[Catherine]

So the question for @RitaB is - is it OK to kill those co-workers?  

[Gail in Virginia]

43 minutes ago, Catherine said:

So the question for @RitaB is - is it OK to kill those co-workers?  

I think that is justifiable as self-defense!

[FDNY]

We had a guy who prided himself because he never went sick.  He would come in sniffling , coughing, sneezing and touching all our stuff.  We wanted to kill him, and yes, it would have been self defense and there would have been no witnesses.

[jklcpa]

Repeat offending clients that do this each season are also at risk of the @Rita method of dealing.  Don't show up flushed with fever , loose cough, and dripping nose    or eyes and tell me you are 'ok'. 

I'll be disinfecting everything!

[Abby Normal]

My ex would get mad at me for not kissing her when she was sick. I'm not joking.

[SaraEA]

How about when a client comes in with a child and you ask if there is no school today.  "Oh, he's sick so he didn't go to school."  Well, thank you so much for bringing him and his germs into my office.  And the poor kid should be home in bed if he's sick!

[Christian]

Another reason she is your ex right Abby ?   

[ILLMAS]

Speaking of sick kids, many years ago a client brought in his two grade school age kids and was letting them run up and down the hallway without a care in the world.  After they left, we found out  the kids had drank almost all of the coffee creamers because they didn't bother to throw them away.

[Catherine]

5 hours ago, ILLMAS said:

the kids had drank almost all of the coffee creamers

At least they puked in dad's car later,  instead of in your office?

[Roberts]

There is a chance that we might get snow on Wednesday night < 1".

Co-worker has already declared she might not be in on Thursday.

 

I can understand it snowing and you come in 2 hours late but come on people. Locally, 90+% of the time the streets are completely clear by 10am after an overnight snow.

[Abby Normal]

49 minutes ago, Roberts said:

Co-worker has already declared she might not be in on Thursday

I've worked with a lot of people like that. Some of them miss several days after every snow. They're scared to death to drive if there's any snow on any part of the road. Driving on snow and ice is not taught in drivers ed, so you have to learn how to do it on your own.

[Gail in Virginia]

But even there, you have people that don't have enough sense to stay home when they should.  My assistant doesn't want to miss any time because she is paid by the hour (she has two weeks paid vacation, but she doesn't want to use that for snow days - or sick days).  Can I tell you how many times she has come in on snow days without giving us a chance to clear the driveway, and then because she doesn't drive as well in snow as she thinks she does she winds up crosswise in the driveway and has to be dug out by hand because now the plow can't get around.  She comes in sick too.

[Abby Normal]

It takes all kinds! Maybe you should give her some sick days, though.

[ILLMAS]

1 hour ago, Gail in Virginia said:

But even there, you have people that don't have enough sense to stay home when they should.  My assistant doesn't want to miss any time because she is paid by the hour (she has two weeks paid vacation, but she doesn't want to use that for snow days - or sick days).  Can I tell you how many times she has come in on snow days without giving us a chance to clear the driveway, and then because she doesn't drive as well in snow as she thinks she does she winds up crosswise in the driveway and has to be dug out by hand because now the plow can't get around.  She comes in sick too.

Does this person brings in the same lunch everyday in the same tupperware and submits a reimbursement for meals, working more then 8 hours day?

[Abby Normal]

On 12/1/2018 at 3:36 PM, Christian said:

Another reason she is your ex right Abby ?   

One of many, for sure.

[Catherine]

1 hour ago, Abby Normal said:

Maybe you should give her some sick days, though.

Or pay her to stay HOME  until you give the all-clear that the plow has been through!

[Terry D EA]

9 hours ago, Roberts said:

There is a chance that we might get snow on Wednesday night < 1".

Co-worker has already declared she might not be in on Thursday.

 

I can understand it snowing and you come in 2 hours late but come on people. Locally, 90+% of the time the streets are completely clear by 10am after an overnight snow.

Are you sure they're not from NC? Heck here, if they more than 6 snow flakes their going to the grocery store for milk and bread. I mean the stuff will fly off the shelves in minutes when the forecast comes out. I've never figured out how a milk sandwich tastes

[Roberts]

Milk, eggs and bread fly off the shelf because Americans love french toast.

 

We live in the city, if you live relatively close in you can always take mass transit. Oddly the people who fear snow the most will live WAY out so that mass transit isn't an option. Almost as if it is on purpose.  I drive a sports car horrific in the snow - take the bus on snow days. In 15+ years the buses have never not run.