Yea, I recently caught flu from someone else that "could not miss their work". So these things don't really apply well to the US at all.

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roryirvine 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Was it actually flu, or just a bad cold?

I've had flu twice, and both times I simply wouldn't have been able to leave the house no matter how much I wanted to - even just turning over in bed was a major effort!

Would people not have spotted their shivering and sweating and sent them straight home again?

	▲	globular-toast 5 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Influenza symptoms vary widely from person to person and strain to strain. All the way from symptomless to dead.

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mystraline 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yep. This is called "food service".

Shit pay, no benefits, and managers who threaten to fire you if you dont show up. Sick? Puke in the bathroom.

Whys this the case? Cause we Americans have garbage for labor laws. You can be fired for pretty much any reason. And you are NOT protected if youre sick.

When I had to work food seevice, at starbucks, subway, random pizza chain, etc, I begrudgingly came in sick, infected LOADS of customers. My choice was to work, or get fired (or not fired but 0 hours for next 2 weeks on schedule as punishment).

Who knows how many I got sick and potentially killed due to compromised immune systems. Im sure I did.

This is the real, hidden external cost, of our unmitigated capitalism. People get sick and die for the reason of making the boss more money, and too fucking bad.

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pixl97 3 hours ago | parent [-]

>Cause we Americans have garbage for labor laws

And healthcare being tied to "having a good enough job".

But yea, it's a huge mess.

	▲	amanaplanacanal 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Divorcing health care from employment would be a wonderful change, but I don't see it ever happening. Employers love it because it makes employees fear for their job, and insurers love it because if everybody saw how much they were actually paying every month they would fight to change the system.