Comments on: Not My Cross to Bear http://www.corporateidealist.com/2009/10/not-my-cross-to-bear/ Hope for Hardworking Heroes Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:49:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dani http://www.corporateidealist.com/2009/10/not-my-cross-to-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-1622 dani Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:07:13 +0000 http://www.corporateidealist.com/?p=850#comment-1622 First of all...that's kinda silly considering it would be hard to prove that I didn't get a shot. What would I have to do to prove it? Bring a note from the nurse? Second of all...flu pandemonium (aka wearing a mask to work) hardly seems like it would help the workplace. Would this hold up in court? Being fired for NOT wearing a mask? Makes me wonder... I've never gotten a flu shot. I wouldn't go so far as to say they are useless, but I know several people who have gotten them and still got the flu. I work for a company who supplies pandemic flu preparedness kits (masks, hand sanitizer etc) but in all honesty I'm not sure a mask would do much better than a shot. Both seem a little futile with the when people won't even wash their hands after using the bathroom. My suggestion? Wash your hands....use sanitizer...clean your keyboards....and if someone comes in with the sniffles, politely tell them to steer clear of your work area. First of all…that’s kinda silly considering it would be hard to prove that I didn’t get a shot. What would I have to do to prove it? Bring a note from the nurse? Second of all…flu pandemonium (aka wearing a mask to work) hardly seems like it would help the workplace. Would this hold up in court? Being fired for NOT wearing a mask? Makes me wonder…

I’ve never gotten a flu shot. I wouldn’t go so far as to say they are useless, but I know several people who have gotten them and still got the flu. I work for a company who supplies pandemic flu preparedness kits (masks, hand sanitizer etc) but in all honesty I’m not sure a mask would do much better than a shot. Both seem a little futile with the when people won’t even wash their hands after using the bathroom. My suggestion? Wash your hands….use sanitizer…clean your keyboards….and if someone comes in with the sniffles, politely tell them to steer clear of your work area.

]]> By: Chris Wage http://www.corporateidealist.com/2009/10/not-my-cross-to-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-1618 Chris Wage Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:25:36 +0000 http://www.corporateidealist.com/?p=850#comment-1618 While I agree that mandating flu shots may be a bit draconian, I think it's a little irresponsible to poo-poo flu shots as a mere palliative comfort. The reality is that the flu does infect and kill many people every year in a few key at-risk demographics (mostly babies and old people), and each year's vaccine formulation isn't perfect, but it does have a measure of success. The flu is unlikely to be a serious problem for me, a relatively healthy 30-year old, but what about my coworkers with newborn babies or older relatives? They might not share or appreciate my cavalier attitude.. Not to mention the added healthcare costs from antibiotic treatments of secondary complications as a flu virus sweeps through a population. Mandating flu shots might not be the right thing to do, but that doesn't mean getting one isn't still the responsible thing to do. One upside is that, for better or worse, the modern workplace is much more forgiving of working from home, making such dilemmas increasingly archaic.. While I agree that mandating flu shots may be a bit draconian, I think it’s a little irresponsible to poo-poo flu shots as a mere palliative comfort. The reality is that the flu does infect and kill many people every year in a few key at-risk demographics (mostly babies and old people), and each year’s vaccine formulation isn’t perfect, but it does have a measure of success.

The flu is unlikely to be a serious problem for me, a relatively healthy 30-year old, but what about my coworkers with newborn babies or older relatives? They might not share or appreciate my cavalier attitude..

Not to mention the added healthcare costs from antibiotic treatments of secondary complications as a flu virus sweeps through a population.

Mandating flu shots might not be the right thing to do, but that doesn’t mean getting one isn’t still the responsible thing to do.

One upside is that, for better or worse, the modern workplace is much more forgiving of working from home, making such dilemmas increasingly archaic..

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