How do I politely tell a deskmate to stop coming in when sick? They’re is sitting at their desk coughing and sneezing all week and I’m starting to get a fever 🤒 I have job interviews this week too...

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Ask a manager to remind people to take a sick day or WFH if they are sick. My company has been vocal about taking off or WFH if you are sick. Now people give you side eye if you come in sick.

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Wear a 3M face mask that covers your nose and mouth like a doctor. They will get the idea and go home. Everyone in Asia does it

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"Hey, you sound terrible. Maybe you should head home. You have to be miserable here in the office."

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“Hey, is Halloween today? Oh, you’re just sick..."

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Our sick days are part of our PTO pool, so no, I won’t waste them staying home when I’m able to work. We’re not allowed to WFH

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Move down a couple seats. He/she will get the hint

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By the time you get an answer here, you’re going to get sick.

Talk to them.

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@SC1 You’re right, currently looking like the undead 🧟‍♀️ Let this post serve as a warning... (also, for the record, said person had a coughing fit that ended in an exclamation of “Oh wow I thought I was better, guess I’m staying home tomorrow!”)

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@SAD I’m assuming that if caught between the rock and a hard place of a lousy PTO policy and putting your coworkers at risk, you will do everything you can to shield them from your yuck - mask, hand-washing, working off in a corner, etc.

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@SPM1 LOL okay excuse me for not wanting to get myself and the rest of the open office sick 🤷‍♀️ Bad me!

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That sounds awful @SAD. What a shitty policy

Spray Lysol everywhere.

Are you this persons boss? If not, mind your own business. It's not ideal, but it's not your place.

Every office you ever work in will have sick people that come to work. It's not worth getting upset over.

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