Don't go to work if you've had a fever in the last 24 hours.

[darxus]

"CDC recommends that people with influenza-like illness remain at home until at least 24 hours after they are free of fever (100° F [37.8°C])"

I had been wanting a concrete guideline like that.

What thermometer should I get?

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[darxus.livejournal.com]

No. I really have difficulty deciding I'm too sick to go to work. Not much practice.

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

for me, it's pretty simple...

"jagged bone through flesh?" == no work
"not strong enough to sit up in bed?" == no work
"trouble seeing clearly" == no work :>

there are of course levels and levels...

i've known people to come in with pneumonia, had to be driven to work, and i spent a couple hours of my day eyeing them in case they passed out... wife couldn't immediately return :> that's bad. even his boss was annoyed ;)

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[devoken.livejournal.com]

Whoa. Someone went to work with pneumonia? That is Not Cool. I would have been extremely unhappy with that person. Pneumonia is serious, and putting other people at risk for it is unacceptable.

In regards to deciding when to call in to work or not, I have three main things that I consider.
1) Can I physically handle the commute to work?
2) Can I be effective once at work? Can I concentrate well?
3) Am I likely to be contagious?

If any one of those three is true, I don't go to work.

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

sometimes you're sicker than you feel... or get worse while there. then can't get home. oops.

4) is going to work going to risk my health?
(sometimes, you're better off in bed or trying to work from home)

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[darxus.livejournal.com]

Yeah contagiousness is the one I've had a problem with.