You have learned nothing from Covid

 Here are two conversations I had this week with fellow employees at my company.

1. Monday I called an employee to talk about his application for another position at our company. When I asked how he was doing, he said "Not well. I have the stomach bug. I made it to work, but my supervisor sent me home." Really? I called the supervisor after the call and thanked him for sending the person home. He said "We don't need that here."

2. Today we were doing interviews, and I asked the supervisor how she was doing (as I've told 2 people, I need to stop asking this). She said her stomach was not feeling well. Later she said it was bubbling. She said she was going home after the interview. I participated in the interview virtually, and I still wanted to bleach my screen. She could have done the interview from home on her laptop.

In both cases, it was readily apparent to me that these employees have learned nothing from covid. For the past two years, my employer has stressed almost ad naseam "if you are sick, do not come to work". It's like these employees have been living under a rock. No, this isn't covid, but the same principal applies. Our employees have personal time for reasons just like this. GI illnesses tend to be highly contagious and spread like wildfire. One of my family members said the stomach bug is apparently running rampant in the local school system. Why on earth would you bring that to the workplace? Please do not be these people. When you are sick, stay home with your germs.