Lirae.co.uk

As a cashier, I was subjected to germs by Mr and Mrs Average Joe every day.
People would cough and sneeze all over me (and the other cashiers) and most wouldn't even apologise for it. Towards the end, I was getting so annoyed about it, I'd tell the customers to excuse themselves when they sneeze or cough, put their hand up because it's disgusting not to and that - hey! - I don't want your germs, thanks!
Most of them would look annoyed that I was pointing out how rude they were being but some of them would look ashamed and apologise.
I don't think any of them complained about me though.

A receptionist is subjected to these germs in the same way but not only by the customers, people they work with will cough and sneeze all over them. They'll cough or sneeze into their hands, handle a piece of paper and then give it to the receptionist. Some of them won't do it intentionally but that's not the point.

This country has the attitude that, unless you're on your deathbed, you're to come to work when you're ill.
This completely ignores the fact that, what's a cold to one person, could potentially be life-threatening to another. And also, I don't want your germs, thanks.

While I was on holiday, one of my co-workers developed a particularly nasty cold. They continued going to work and, by the time I got back, two other people in the office had developed the cold.
Since I've been back, those two people are starting to feel (and sound) better but my supervisor got struck down by it last week.
I started displaying symptoms on Thursday and I've got a wheezey, tickley cough that's bad enough to stop me from breathing temporarily and makes me dizzy from lack of oxygen.

Had the co-worker, who brought the illness back with them from their holiday, taken three days off as sick, everyone else wouldn't have developed the nasty cold and be suffering. And I'd be able to breathe without coughing.
Oh yeah, and other people wouldn't have to had to take days off sick instead.