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10/08/2008 - 30th Birthday
7/25/2008 - Installing Blinds
6/03/2008 - The Great Wall
5/30/2008 - Rudeness
5/22/2008 - Sick Days At Work
4/09/2008 - Home Warrantee
3/31/2008 - Animal Crackers
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3/05/2008 - I Should Write A Novel
2/26/2008 - The Evil Oak
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Sick Days At Work
Why stay home when you can spread contagions?!? . . . The office is sick again. Finally.
After a long night away from the office, I find it refreshing to watch the
morning mist of coworker sneezes float into my cubicle.
This happens every three months or so, and it is my favorite time to be at
work. A few people get sick, and they have the graciousness and good manners
to share these illnesses with the rest of the office. Rarely are my coworkers
so magnanimous.
On occasion, their bosses would gently hint that they may be better off at
home, but my shrewd colleagues wouldn't fall for such a trap. They know that
stamping approval letters and reading permits is truly the most important
thing in life. Rain or shine, they will be there. They're not about to let
a little thing like a horribly contagious virus get in the way of a good
day's work.
Within a week, the occasional cough and sneeze turns into a splendid chorus
of groaning and coughing. This can be both musical and satisfying. When you're
slaving away to meet a deadline, nothing breaks up the monotony quite like
a cubicle neighbor sniffing and hacking five feet from your head.
In addition, the tenacity of my ill associates has the side effect of bringing
the office closer together as a team. Coworkers are never more eager to talk
to each other then when they're sick. Some even share common experiences,
bonding by the drinking fountain:
"You have a sore throat? I had the same thing last week!"
Man, I love my office.
Since my colleagues insist on distributing so many wonderful contagions,
I find it difficult to contain my excitement. I can happily report that I
will be sick in no time, finally being able to join the crowd.
Jeff's moral for the day: When you're sick, come into work. Your fellow
employees will admire your initiative.
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