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rene moon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-08-04 12:04 PM
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HELP! My cube-mate bought her sick kid to work today
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Edited on Wed Dec-08-04 12:15 PM by rene moon
I want to gouge my eyes out. I am stuck here at my desk, with cartoons running all morning. It hasn't stopped the kid from running around, making too much noise, coughing all over stuff back here.

She said she didn't want to leave him with a sitter, so we are subject to his illness. And of course, the higher-ups won't say anything---they never do!

I am trying to work on a project and it's a major distraction. I normally am not that "kid-friendly", so I am trying to be cool. But it is hard when I am trying to write!!!

ARGH!!! what should I do???

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  -HELP! My cube-mate bought her sick kid to work today rene moon  Dec-08-04 12:04 PM   #0 
  - how old is this child?  bleedingheart   Dec-08-04 12:05 PM   #1 
  - He's about 4, I think  rene moon   Dec-08-04 12:06 PM   #2 
     - geez...  bleedingheart   Dec-08-04 12:08 PM   #5 
  - Tell your supervisor that you want to go work at home  Lex   Dec-08-04 12:06 PM   #3 
  - That's seriously inappropriate.  GOPisEvil   Dec-08-04 12:07 PM   #4 
  - The woman SHOULD be able to stay home and care for her ill  radwriter0555   Dec-08-04 12:08 PM   #6 
  - She can, if she wants to  rene moon   Dec-08-04 12:09 PM   #8 
     - I would never take my sick kid to work  tigereye   Dec-08-04 01:41 PM   #28 
  - get those little foam earplugs from the drugstore  imenja   Dec-08-04 12:09 PM   # 
  - Go home?  kineta   Dec-08-04 12:09 PM   #7 
  - I would but my computer is down  rene moon   Dec-08-04 12:10 PM   #11 
  - That is absolutely wrong  gollygee   Dec-08-04 12:09 PM   #9 
  - I don't know what to tell you  skygazer   Dec-08-04 12:10 PM   #10 
  - blame BUSHCO...always do that when in doubt  Nikepallas   Dec-08-04 12:11 PM   #12 
  - Is your co-worker out of sick days?  LisaM   Dec-08-04 12:13 PM   #13 
  - No  rene moon   Dec-08-04 12:14 PM   #15 
  - yeah but FMLA is without pay...and is for long term illness  bleedingheart   Dec-08-04 12:14 PM   #17 
     - I think you can use your own sick days to take care of sick children  LisaM   Dec-08-04 01:27 PM   #26 
  - Sounds like Hell! ......This is a sore point with me.....  BlueJazz   Dec-08-04 12:13 PM   #14 
  - Bringing a virus to work is unforgivable!  Atlas Mugged   Dec-08-04 12:14 PM   #16 
  - I think I will  rene moon   Dec-08-04 12:21 PM   #18 
  - I have 4 grown  hiley   Dec-08-04 12:37 PM   #19 
  - Exactly  Atlas Mugged   Dec-08-04 02:54 PM   #30 
  - Make sure they pay you for your missed time at work next week  chimpsrsmarter   Dec-08-04 12:38 PM   #20 
  - Any chance you can work at home?  MissMillie   Dec-08-04 12:38 PM   #21 
  - No, not possible today  rene moon   Dec-08-04 12:43 PM   #24 
  - TIme to hang up playboy posters and start using lots of curse words  sangh0   Dec-08-04 12:42 PM   #22 
  - hahaha!!!  rene moon   Dec-08-04 12:49 PM   #25 
  - Being A Childless S/M Dominatrix Has Its Good Aspects!  Lady Sonelle   Dec-08-04 04:57 PM   #34 
  - don't take that shit.  WMliberal   Dec-08-04 12:43 PM   #23 
  - I would tell her in a very non-abrasive way  MemphisTiger   Dec-08-04 01:34 PM   #27 
  - That sucks. I had the same situation  sbj405   Dec-08-04 01:49 PM   #29 
  - I'd tell her tomorrow (If she doesn't bring the kid in)  BiggJawn   Dec-08-04 03:01 PM   #31 
  - She finally took the kid home  rene moon   Dec-08-04 03:14 PM   #32 
     - Mexican food for dinner tonight, and lots of OJ in the morning  sangh0   Dec-08-04 03:20 PM   #33 
 

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