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ByLeonorVivancoIREDEYE JulieCiaramellacaughtacoldinthemiddleofsummeranddragged herselfintowork. Herbosstoldhershelookedmiserableandsaidsheshouldgo homeandgetbetter.Herresponse:“ButIstillhaveworktodo.” That’sbecauseCiaramella,27,asocialmediamanagerwholives inLincolnSquare,hasatough-it-outattitude,likethe80percentof officeworkersinarecentStaplespollwhoadmittocomingtowork evenwhentheyknowtheyaresick.That’s20percentmorethanthe lasttimetheannualflu-seasonsurveywastakenayearprior. Already,thefluandcoldsarespreadingthroughmanyChicagocu- bicles.Theworkerswhofightitcanbespottedsnifflingandcoughing attheirdeskswhileotherscallin,useasickdayiftheyhaveoneand stayhome. Employeeswhocomeintotheofficefeeltheyareresponsiblefor gettingalltheirworkdone,saidTomGimbel,CEOandpresidentof LaSalleNetwork,astaffingandrecruitingfirminChicago. “Peoplefeelpressure,”hesaid.“Ithaslesstodoaboutwor- ryingabouttheirjobsandgettingfiredordownsizedandmore about,‘Iwanttodomyjobwell,’”hesaid. Inpastjobs,Gimbelhatedbeingsickathome.“Ifeltworth- less.IfeltIwasn’tcontributing...Iwasbored.Tome,itwasa lastresort,”hesaid. MichaelHarrington,29,ofBoystown,doesn’twanttoget behindinhiswork.“Idon’tlikehavingtoplaycatch-up,”said theinternattheDeltaInstitute,anenvironmentalorganiza- tion. Afewyearsago,hewokeupfeelingcrappy,wentintowork withthefluandwassenthome.Hetriedtoprotest.“Ididn’t wanttobelookedatasbeingaslackerfornotshowingupeven S thoughIwassick,”Harringtonsaid. E AG Hestayshomeonlyifhehasagastrointestinalissue,ahead- M YI achethatdoesn’tlethimconcentrate,isinpainorfeelsfaint. T T Andhewentinlastmonthwhenhehadacold. E G 7 R E TOTALLYTRUE D E EXCUSESFOR Y E MISSINGWORK WHAT YOUR l Evercalledinsickwhen T U youreallyweren’till? E CO-WORKERS DON’T Maybeyouwantedto SD A sleepin,gotoaCubs Y, KNOW ABOUT THE FLU ... gameorthebeach.So JA N youfakeditandmadeup U A anexcuse. R Y Yourco-workersaresneezingovertheirkeyboardsandpoppingcough Inthepastyear,30 8 dropslikecandy.Simplyput,they’resickandstillcomingintowork.The percentofworkersadmit ,2 0 thirdannualFluSeasonSurveybyStaplesshowedthatmorepeople theydidittoo,according 13 (80percent)saytheygotoworkwhenthey’resickcomparedwithwhen toCareerBuilder’san- thesurveywastakenayearprior.Here’salookattheotherresults. L.V. nualsurvey.TheTribune Company,whichowns 50 RedEye,alsopartlyowns 1 4 CareerBuilder.Someem- / ployersreportedworkers gavetheseextremeex- % cusesfortakingtheday Morethanaquar- off. L.V. tercometowork Theemployee… Nearlyhalfoftheworkerscitedtheir toavoidusinga concernaboutcompletingworkas sickday. Forgot he thereasontheydon’tstayhomesick. 6 25 8 had been hired for the job. 2 3 % % % / «Morethantwo-thirdsof Was upset thosewhostayhomereturn recognizethe believedoorknobs pickedthe after watching toworkwhenthey’restill contagious. breakroomsink orhandlesarethe officemicro- “The Hunger asthedirtiest dirtiestplacesinthe waveasthe Games.” place. office. dirtiestspot. 65 Said the sobriety tool % wouldn’t allow 51 the car to start. feelthenumberofdays necessarytobeout % Was suffering withthefluisoneto from a threedays,buttheflu broken heart. viruscouldbeconta- cleantheirdesks giousonedaybefore onceaweekor Said her hair symptomsdevelopand lesseventhough uptosevendaysafter germsliveonsur- turned orange becomingsick. facesuptothree from dyeing it days. at home. Claimed her dog “Lately,everyoneissickanywaysoIdon’tknow aresick,”shesaid. tougher and you look like a hero was having if it makes that big of a difference,” Harrington ButJohnsondoesn’tcallinsicktoooften. whenyoudothesethings,”hesaid. a nervous said. Shedoesn’twantittoseemexcessive. It’snotfunforCiaramellatogointoworksick, But self-proclaimed germophobe Lieryn John- What’sproblematicisthatassoonascompas- butshedidwhensheworkedretailwhileingrad breakdown. son, 22, wishes people would stay home when sionatebossestellemployeesnottocomeinsick, school.Shedidn’tgetanypaidsickdays.Now,she Got a toe they’resick. there’s a possibility workers will take advantage says, her boss encourages her to stay home from “Ifyouareonthevergeofbeingsick,potentially ofthat,justassomeabusethecasualFridaydress workanduseapaidsickdaywhennecessary. stuck in a youcouldbespreadingthosegermsaround.That’s code,Gimbelsaid. “IfIwakeupandIfeelabsolutelyawfulandI faucet. obviously not good for the office,” said Johnson, Heencourageshisemployeestosleepinandtry can’t imagine sitting at my desk for eight hours, anadministrativeassistantforanarchitectureand tocomeinlaterifpossible. that’swhenIwoulddecidetocallinsick,”shesaid. Said a dead constructionfirmintheWestLoop. 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