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Strong work ethic or social irresponsibility?

Strong work ethic
[ 17 ]  52%  52%
Socially irresponsible
[ 16 ]  48%  48%
Total votes : 33
OP points: 23 Reply points: 199 Location: Here.
Jeydra wrote:
If this thread stays off topic I'm going to stop reading it (after I ignore everyone who asked for it).


I sincerely doubt that would be of much consequence for any QQ poster/lurker. But you are most welcome to test it out!

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Surprisingly enough, both my parents work in hospitals, and they recommend going to work while down with the flu - one would think that given the compromised immune systems more common in hospitals it wouldn't be, but no./


Either they don't have much or any contact with young patients or/and patients with damaged/weak immune systems, or they wear a mask when treating their patients.
Otherwise I can imagine parents suing the hostpital in case their child or other close family member would fall ill because an ill doctor/nurse that treated them refused to stay home.
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But your mistake was trusting
That out of grief, a goodness comes
And love comes out of lusting.
OP points: -3 Reply points: -192 Location: New York, New York
Jeydra wrote:
Surprisingly enough, both my parents work in hospitals, and they recommend going to work while down with the flu - one would think that given the compromised immune systems more common in hospitals it wouldn't be, but no.


Have you considered the possibility that people can recommend actions they themselves do not follow? As your post is currently written, I see nothing surprising about their advice, insofar as they do not go to work with the flu or, as Karla suggested, they take certain precautions particular to working in a hospital.

Additionally, you seem to be using "cold" and "flu" interchangeably when they are typically quite different in severity, and, unlike a cold, the flu can be contagious for up to seven days after symptoms present (although one is still most contagious a day before symptoms present). For the sake of clarity - something you seem incapable of fostering - could you specify the exact nature of the illness in question?

If you indeed had the flu then it is far less acceptable to go to work.

Also, I would like to thank you for being petulant enough to rationalize all criticism towards your poorly constructed poll as trolling. My criticisms were on topic and are completely acceptable. The threats to ignore any dissenting voices was a nice, immature touch as well. Shine on my asexual friend, shine on.
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dkp wrote:
Money is actually pretty ingenious invention and should be loved and hailed every day.
OP points: 23 Reply points: 199 Location: Here.
What does you knowing your parents have to do with the concern I expressed in my post regarding the patients?
Perhaps you should post more detail about your parents' course of action in such cases and clarify that concern instead of giving random comments? Or is your reading comprehension as terrible as your thread-making 'skills'?

Edit: At Rainy, is it a bug with your post points or did someone downvote nuke you?
Has someone actually went through ALL your posts and downvoted you twice? If so, that's a new level......I pity the 'culprit'.
_________________
"Happiness was born a twin."

And my mistake is much too late
But your mistake was trusting
That out of grief, a goodness comes
And love comes out of lusting.
OP points: -3 Reply points: -192 Location: New York, New York
Looks like I was down-vote nuked yesterday - I didn't know that was a thing or that a script could be made to literally down-vote every reply I have ever made. I highly doubt whoever it was took hours to do so, or, at least I hope not.

I have to suspect Jeydra for this crime considering the timeliness of it all. Although, I wouldn't hold it below someone like Bacon.

Anyway, if it was you Jeydra, you have stooped to a low. Regardless, your posts often warrant criticism, and, when that is the case, I will happily oblige them. Speaking of which, you still haven't clarified some of your posts in question...
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dkp wrote:
Money is actually pretty ingenious invention and should be loved and hailed every day.

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