perhaps he is scared of loosing his job if he takes time off? buy him some tissues and cough sweets

No-one loses their job here for taking time off sick. And he's paid more than me - he can afford his own flippin tissues and Lockets

buy him some tissues and cough sweets


There ya go OP, some helpful advice - the poor bloke's probably afraid of losing   loosing his job, so just spend ya hard-earned cash on him and chill.  

He needs to either pack it in or go home - I can't stand people who act the martyr when they're sick and come into work. What makes them think the rest of us want their plague?

That's gross! I trust there is air-con in your office? His germs will be everywhere. Get the bosses to have a word. The jobsworth pleb can wear a surgical mask if he insists on being there with his lurgies.

To be fair I've been coughing and sniffing alot lately bu its hayfever causing that  FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 47!!!


No tissues required.

trying to help lol! I do understand how you feel though as back in the day when i was younger and went to work i dreaded any one coming near me with even a sneeze as always caught it and weeks of hell.. instead of the tissues and cough sweets, how about a mask for him?!!

Deman I know you hate that job, but this person probably does too and just thinks s/he has to turn up so as not to lose it. You did say a while back that there was talk of redundancies. If anything the ones who are left feel even more obliged. I apologise if I'm completely wrong here.

Hmmn depends on the management etc.My niece has huge tonsils , when she gets a throat infection they practically touch each other,so any time a cold goes round it hits her hard.She is asthmatic so a tonsellectomy is a big no no .These days they are very reluctant to   do an op especially on an adult.
She's had some time off work due to chest infections,not weeks just days but  three times in a year so she got referred to an in house health doctor...she now has to have  a year free of any illness! WTF! as if that is in your control.Her union is taking it up.Barstewards! I'd go round and sort them out...ahem.

I was talking to someone yesterday and she is really suffering badly from hay fever this time. I think it's because of spring starting late which has resulted in a greater amount of pollen being released all at once. Also I don't think the volcanic ash in the atmosphere would have helped - and there's plenty of that around as I'm sure many will have found their cars being far dirtier than normal.

You're way off the mark, but never mind  
No-one loses their job here for being sick, the redundancies are way in the past and he's semi-management, who never lose theirs anyway.

Hurrah! Maybe he heard everyone muttering about him yesterday, because he doesn't seem to be here today!

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