Hedberg: Going to work sick isn’t OK

There are so many things that used to be OK that are now not OK - such as smoking in public and not wearing a seatbelt when you drive - and one of the worst offenses is going to work or to school when you’re sick.

It used to be that you had to be on your deathbed before you could call in sick to work. And even then, you had to have funeral plans if you wanted to collect a paycheck. Of course, after you were dead you wouldn’t need a paycheck, but it was just a way of making sure you were really on death’s door and not just making excuses so you could stay home and watch soaps or play hooky at the golf course.