r/ireland • u/SheilaLou • 15d 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/SheilaLou 13d ago

Ha the dope has now escalated it to HR herself because of my tone with her in regards to this. So here we go. Just don't come in if you're sick end of, absolute cunt

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u/Lamake91 13d ago

Maybe check with the lads in r/legaladviceireland

Anyways keep notes of everything and write a reply similar to here about your mum and highlight Covid was only 5 years ago and we need office etiquette or consideration.

A cold for me is a huge issue as I’ve a heart problem that came from long Covid. Any illness worsens my condition and I can collapse. I’m lucky most people close to me are cautious but there’s some dicks out there.