Saint Keith Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 people at my call centre are dropping like flies. had one girl taken out in a stretcher 10 minutes ago to a waiting ambulance, my PA is on tamilfu, , 12 opther people off with it, and the chairman has it as well dont bother trying to ring 02 or vodafone this week, no one is here to answer your call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 So, one dippy tart came to work with it....... Hope you had a gas mask on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Keith Posted 27 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 27 July, 2009 So, one dippy tart came to work with it....... Hope you had a gas mask on. one dippy ESSEX tart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 I want to be carried out on a stretcher, much more dramatic than just ringing in sick. So far, no one I know has had it, no one at my work , no one at the wifes work and no one at any of the kids schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 one dippy ESSEX tart This is the problem: Stupid dickheads coming into work when they are clearly not well! Hopefully most people are a bit more sensible than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_saint Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 Loads of people have it here, A load of fuss over nothing! Half the people claiming to have Swine Flu don't have it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Keith Posted 27 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 27 July, 2009 moral dillema - if i get it, im not supposed to come in for 7 days but, i am self employed, and paid by the day, it could cost me a lot of money so, if i get it, i think i will be selfish and come in. or is that being a bit ****ish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_saint Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 To be honest Keith, if you did get Swine Flu then I don't think you'll have the energy to really get out of bed, let alone go into work.....you'll probably have no choice.....just bill the Essex bint for lost wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 Half the people claiming to have Swine Flu don't have it either. more than half I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolsaint29 Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 My 18 month old son on tamiflu, the government completely unprepared for youngsters. Is available as an infant suspension but they have none in stock. Having to feed him it in honey. I work on my own in office so not too worried but feeling but achey and have a hideous headache in background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Keith Posted 27 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 27 July, 2009 My 18 month old son on tamiflu, the government completely unprepared for youngsters. Is available as an infant suspension but they have none in stock. Having to feed him it in honey. I work on my own in office so not too worried but feeling but achey and have a hideous headache in background your wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 your wife? lol. I had a rotten headache, aches and pains and was really lethargic last week so i may have had it, although i didn't have the fever and the cold is just starting t come in today. Whether it's swine flu or not, it wasn't too bad, but enough to lay me low for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 lol. I had a rotten headache, aches and pains and was really lethargic last week so i may have had it, although i didn't have the fever and the cold is just starting t come in today. Whether it's swine flu or not, it wasn't too bad, but enough to lay me low for a few days. It seems that anyone who has anything of this nature automatically thinks 'Swine Flu.' So, does that mean it has spread far beyond any estimates or are we and the media scaremongering slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 If you wake up looking like this, don't go to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 If you wake up looking like this, don't go to work. I've never looked like a red X in a white box- what does it feel like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintjersey Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 It seems that anyone who has anything of this nature automatically thinks 'Swine Flu.' So, does that mean it has spread far beyond any estimates or are we and the media scaremongering slightly. The media have bigged it up and unfortunately it seems that anybody that has anything wrong with them, they immediately assume that they have swine flue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 The media have bigged it up and unfortunately it seems that anybody that has anything wrong with them, they immediately assume that they have swine flue. It's like when people say the've got the flu when all it is is a cold. Proper flu will lay you out, and it's take the TV in the toilet time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 I've never looked like a red X in a white box- what does it feel like? Now that is indeed a problem...it shows up on my screen, so not being an IT nut........I haven't got a ******* clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 Now that is indeed a problem...it shows up on my screen, so not being an IT nut........I haven't got a ******* clue. Perhaps you could describe it for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 There are actually benefits to getting swine flu at the moment. The main problem with the virus is that we haven't any immunity to it or defence against its effects yet. The current strain clearly has a pretty low mortality rate and is generally not much worse than other flu strains we commonly see. However, flu comes back seasonally and each season it is usually developed/mutated from the last, hence why you may get flu again despite having a jab last year. The first wave of Spanish flu many years ago didn't do much damage, but when a mutated strain swept through some time later, it was a lethal strain. The danger is of a nastier version of swine flu developing in the future as many people would be very vulnerable. If you get the more harmless version now, however, then you'll be far more likely to have a defence against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Keith Posted 27 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 27 July, 2009 There are actually benefits to getting swine flu at the moment. The main problem with the virus is that we haven't any immunity to it or defence against its effects yet. The current strain clearly has a pretty low mortality rate and is generally not much worse than other flu strains we commonly see. However, flu comes back seasonally and each season it is usually developed/mutated from the last, hence why you may get flu again despite having a jab last year. The first wave of Spanish flu many years ago didn't do much damage, but when a mutated strain swept through some time later, it was a lethal strain. The danger is of a nastier version of swine flu developing in the future as many people would be very vulnerable. If you get the more harmless version now, however, then you'll be far more likely to have a defence against it. ****ing hell, you're happy :chain: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 I phoned that new help line yesterday. It was an awful line I could hardly hear a thing, just crackling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintjersey Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 I phoned that new help line yesterday. It was an awful line I could hardly hear a thing, just crackling. Apparently they aren't even qualified. That's the NHS for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 I phoned that new help line yesterday. It was an awful line I could hardly hear a thing, just crackling. Crackling? Swine flu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 Loads of people have it here, A load of fuss over nothing! unless you have small children or underlying health problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 Apparently they aren't even qualified. That's the NHS for you. Is this a whoooooooooooooosh moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 Is this a whoooooooooooooosh moment? Love it when these happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 Like people have ssaid above I think there are people who have the sniffles and immediately say they have swine flu. In our office it's all the same people who are normally off loads anyway. A girl came in today with a cold and said she had swine flu, but there is no way she had anything more than a runny nose, but she still got sent home to watch Jeremy Kyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 A drunk driver tried to say that she had swine flu so made her slower to get rid of the alcohol http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/5755656/judge-rejects-drink-drivers-swine-flu-defence/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 28 July, 2009 Share Posted 28 July, 2009 Is this a whoooooooooooooosh moment? Most certainly was lol.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 28 July, 2009 Share Posted 28 July, 2009 This is the problem: Stupid dickheads coming into work when they are clearly not well! Hopefully most people are a bit more sensible than that! That's probably more a symptom of the way our society looks down upon sickness culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 12 October, 2009 Share Posted 12 October, 2009 Discovered on Saturday. I thought I had pneumonia after the rain in southend but I have swine flu. Well according to the NHS Taking tamiflu now. Only problem I have with the flu is I cannot return back to the north of Scotland to later in the week as BA will not ley me travel (NHS ruling) sensible i might add. Im tempted to string the symptoms on till next sunday so I can see another saints game. I have never pulled a sickie before but this bug is pretty horrible and BA will only let me travel if they feel Im 100% ok Any comments should I wait till Im 100% fit before I return home? Throwing a sickie is not an option for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 12 October, 2009 Share Posted 12 October, 2009 If your I'll your I'll. This sentence is making me dizzy and nauseous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadeem Hardison Posted 12 October, 2009 Share Posted 12 October, 2009 I would suggest that if there is a large number of a workforce off with swine flu in a particular workplace then most of them are using it as an excuse to stay off work because they hate it and they think that the boss is a c**t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 12 October, 2009 Share Posted 12 October, 2009 A number of reason for not throwing a sickie 1. I want to wait till i am really ill 2. I suffer from presentism (IM a work aholic) 3 I have to deal with sickness in the workplace and some of the excuses are laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint boggy Posted 12 October, 2009 Share Posted 12 October, 2009 Why isn't a sickie an option? If your I'll your I'll. That's what sick days are for. This sentence is making me dizzy and nauseous... :smt043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_saints Posted 12 October, 2009 Share Posted 12 October, 2009 I think it's funny when people get up on their high horse by claiming they never phone in sick. I get time off work by phoning in sick, and I get away with it. You don't. lol@you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 4 November, 2009 Share Posted 4 November, 2009 Gutted, looks like our village is slowly being hit by it. Most kids are of school with it and a large portion of the adults are ill too. Bit worrying as we have a lot of older people in the village who live alone and are not of the beast of health anyway. Going to do be community duty and do some visits this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now