The whole dang office is sick, I cannot for the live of me fathom how
selfish these people are. The world will not end if you stay home and
not infect others - especially in today's communication era.



In any event, they seem to all be sick with upper respiratory stuff,
which as a previous poster mentioned, is really not something I'd sweat
- though it's unpleasant it doesn't compare with SV fears. I'm drinking
a lot, taking my Airborne formula, and hoping for the best.



When I had a team to run I literally sent people home if they presented
to work with symptoms - and of course we'd pay them for the sick day.
But you're no good to yourself or anyone else if you're falling asleep
at the keyboard and spreading germ-laden particles throughout the
common areas.



An unfortunate part of my profession is frequent air travel, and aside
from booking aisle seats whenever possible, the only solace I can take
is the (misguided? naieve?) belief that the airlines DO pipe in a
percentage of fresh air to the cabin, as they claim.



Best,

Lewis