Ear Infections Contagious?

That is the strangest thing I have heard of in quite a while.

Do you share a headset? If not, I see no reason to send you home.

Will you be paid for your time? As you were sent home, you should be paid.

Will the time off count against you? If not, just make notes to protect yourself and get better.

Braddly, I've never heard of such a thing! Quite often, when my son was younger, our family doctor would comment, "but your son is prone to ear infections, so . . . " Never once did he say to keep him home because of them, or worry that it was contagious. I think your employer (it was your employer, wasn't it???) over-reacted to the H1N1 scare. If it wasn't your employer or immediate supervisor, then I would contact them and tell them what happened and see what they say. JMHO

I have called my doctors office and the receptionist is getting Tanja to write me a note saying ear infections are not contageous and you can not get H1N1 from them. The note will also state that I am totally fine to be there. I will be returning tomorrow and this time if she tries to send me home I will have the doctors note. If she still tries to send me home then I am making a formal complaint to the boss!

Update: My doctor wishes to see me before she will write a note. So I will see her on Friday!

Please keep us posted. I hope you feel better soon.

I will Janie thank-you

stupid coworker.. all im saying, not the brightest crayon now is she.. and she walks upright correct.. tell her not to eat any pork or bacon.. she may get swine flu, one of the first signs is snorting,.. then wanting to roll in the mud... then can only sleep on hay, wet hay... then you grow fur..LOL...

OMG, this is priceless. May I borrow it for use on someone who believes all pork should be burned to avoid the swine flu?

Wet mud infested hay right Special?

absolutely,.. go forth and spread the word pork is bad.. there is no other white meat.. unless you count men LOL LOL ..

depends on the breed of pig.. bacon pigs prefer straight up hay... but them scrapple pigs... well they want the mud..
dont ask how i know.. just trust noonespecial LOL LOL

Ow, ow. Stop..no, don't stop. This is the best laugh I have had in weeks.

Anyone for....

BACON?

"i smell bacon.. baconbaconbaconbacon,.. give me whats in the bag".. "dogs dont know its not bacon"...LMAO

Oh My! I wonder if my co-worker will stumble on this site and find this thread if she does...LOL Now as for Bacon...I prefer not eat it. Not because of H1N1 but because it's so salty. However if I were to have beets for dinner with bacon and onion then I would. You chop the bacon really small. It's my favourite to have.

Now I think my co-worker is just plain paranoid! I'm telling you everytime some dies and it is in the news she tells us about it! Then she elabrates on it that she will die if she gets it and how we need to protect ourselves. We must wash our hands every ten minutes if not she will get H1N1... I am afraid to pick up a tissue at work because I am worried she'll send me home...I better not walk in with a runny nose because it was cold outside!

Now this would be and will be funny, if you have not lost a days pay.

I see the episode of Seinfeld, where Elaine's Co worker is turned off by her germs....
and she takes her stapler and tucks it under her armpit and rubs the woman's keyboard across her backside.

I'd come in and pass out some nice pens, and when she asks, where you got them...
"Oh, from the nice leper on the corner".

That's the most asinine thing I've ever heard.
If you have an HRS department I'd complaint, if you're forced to use a sick day/vacation day. She sent you home for a totally baseless, unsubstantiated reason.

Well Harley, tomorrow I will hopefully have the doctors note so we will see what happens after that. If she still says I can't come to work then I will complain to the boss and say I have a note that says I am okay to work.