Originally Posted by
daven1986
tbh colds are just annoying, if you get seriously ill from a cold you have bigger problems and should see a doctor. As long as you have basic hygiene people will rarely catch colds from you.
To be naive perhaps. Colds are far more than annoying. They wreck your attitude, they run your defenses down, and some of the modern colds seem to be able to reinvigorate themselves so that you may go through 6 weeks to two months of the cold almost going away and coming back with a vengance. I'm not worried about spreading colds, I rarely get them and when I do, I try to take off as much time as possible. With a cold, I'm usually not up to my normal performance standards anyway.
And you generally don't go to the doctor for a cold. They can't do anything. Antibiotics won't touch a virus. It seems just good common manners to try to prevent the spread of it. Wise employers will send you home if they catch you bringing a cold to work.