Most of us know that dragging ourselves to work when we're sick is a really bad move. Unfortunately, not all of our co-workers have gotten the memo during this cold and flu season. "The problem with office culture is that people are afraid to go home when they're sick," says Deborah Rice, 39, an office manager in New York City. "I've been working in the financial industry for several years now and have found, at least in this industry, that just as people are discouraged from taking all the vacation days they have coming, they are also frowned upon for staying out sick." "People seem to think that a cold -- no matter how severe -- is a poor excuse to stay home," says Rice.
See "My coworkers are making me sick", Heather M. Ross, CNN, December 5, 2007