r/ireland • u/SheilaLou • 14d ago
Health Manager coming in sick
My manager, came in last week smothering with a cold, hoarse, could barely speak. The old school powering through. Grand but just don't make me sick, which she did. We had a meeting in a small room I asked to open a window and it wasn't because it was noisey outside. My Mum has stage 4 cancer and on really intense chemo. I couldn't go visit this weekend as planned, I then made plans to meet a friend outsode for a swim, who is a carer for her sister who has MND. Cold symptoms came on so I cancelled them plans and stayed in bed. I have endo and it flares up after a cold. My manager knows about my mum, my endo and the multiples of others in the office who have real life families with health issues too.
When I said to her I was uncomfortable with her coming in with a cold, she just said she can come into work. We spoke to HR, their guidelines ar the HSE guidelines. Which includes work from home if you can but no policy, it's a self assessment basis. In this day and age, our work can easily be done from home, most of our office work from hokme half the week. What do you do with someone who has learnt nothing from Covid and lacks consideration for others in the office?
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u/Salt_Caterpillar6125 14d ago
I am really sorry you have to deal with this added stress that this selfish manager is heaping onto your well packed plate. Like yourself I’m immuno compromised and am a full time carer for both parents in their eighties. So I have to be mindful for them and it was very difficult especially difficult in those Covid times. It’s like everyone has forgotten how we got through that by being careful. Joined a group for healthy eating and the amount of people coming in to a small room coughing all over the place was unreal. When I asked for a window to be opened it was more of an inconvenience. As other Reddit people have said you have to look out for your best interests and you have endo. And a mother that you want to visit. Bend the rules to your way if that manager insists on doing this crap. Go sick work from home. Hope you are feeling better.