wearmanyhats

First it starts with feeling that your head is stuffed with rags and there is no way you should do anything but sleep. Then it takes an unpleasant turn involving the toilet.  No matter how it hits, the “stomach flu” as our ancestors called it, is an untidy event filled with something nobody wants. 

The problem is that people have been getting laid off of work, and missing work suddenly has gotten to be a bad idea.  Will the boss think that you are replaceable if you call in sick?  Will your job be cut if you look as though you are slacking off a day?  Torn between not spreading it within the population or keeping your employment, usually results in a trip into work.  There is something about appearing before the boss and then racing to the toilet, followed by any kinds of terrible sounds, that makes illness look more legitimate.  

Fear of unemployment is helping to spread the flu around quite nicely.  No matter how many people sit at home and collect unemployment, there are always people out there who are scared to death of losing their job because they appear to be slackers.

There is one good thing about all of this.  According to most doctors, the general population builds up a resistance as it is exposed.  But it is no consolation when the victim is lying around suffering. And it is no consolation to the human resources people who have to tolerate a parade of loyal but obviously sick individuals coming into work. 

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