Sick Colleagues Threaten Office Productivity
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Sick Colleagues Threaten Office Productivity

Dear Abby | September 16th, 2025 | Letter 3 of 3

DEAR ABBY: My company has a four-days-a-week return-to-office mandate this year. While it's nice to have the in-person camaraderie, co-workers who are conspicuously ill are now coming in and spreading their contagion. My company provides a generous two weeks of occasional absence, which may be used for sick days, doctors' appointments and such. I am now sick at home. These co-workers are not heroes for coming in to work with their germs, but selfish and inconsiderate. Nobody objects! I feel I should say something to our office manager. What do you suggest? -- SICK OF SICK CO-WORKERS.

DEAR SICK: Speak to the office manager and suggest that a memo be sent out stating that if someone is feeling unwell, they should wear a mask or stay home until their symptoms subside. Many businesses do it.