You permie swines!

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Cyberman replied

5 August 2009, 20:02
Originally posted by Signo_cypher View Post

I permie in the office yesterday sneezed a total of 7 times in 10 minutes on arriving in the office yesterday. He got told to go home by a manger sitting in an office near him, he was told to go home (informing HR on the way out) and read up on the symptoms of swine flu and not travel to Paris as planned that afternoon.

Cautious or plain paranoia?

Paranoia.... this swineflu stuff will never take off... trust me
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MrNoMotivation replied

5 August 2009, 15:24
Originally posted by Cyberman View Post

Permies tend to be younger than us contractors and thus have less immunity.

You're getting closer to my ignore list and I hardly use this site.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Signo_cypher replied

5 August 2009, 14:08
Originally posted by Underscore Pt2 View Post

A permie here has just been signed off with swine flu - thats about the 10th in the org.....yet contractors appear able to fight it off...
Is this a real problem or is just permies pulling a fast one yet again?!?!

I permie in the office yesterday sneezed a total of 7 times in 10 minutes on arriving in the office yesterday. He got told to go home by a manger sitting in an office near him, he was told to go home (informing HR on the way out) and read up on the symptoms of swine flu and not travel to Paris as planned that afternoon.

Cautious or plain paranoia?
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Cyberman replied

5 August 2009, 12:54
Originally posted by Underscore Pt2 View Post

A permie here has just been signed off with swine flu - thats about the 10th in the org.....yet contractors appear able to fight it off...
Is this a real problem or is just permies pulling a fast one yet again?!?!

Permies tend to be younger than us contractors and thus have less immunity.
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BrilloPad replied

5 August 2009, 12:52
Originally posted by Underscore Pt2 View Post

A permie here has just been signed off with swine flu - thats about the 10th in the org.....yet contractors appear able to fight it off...
Is this a real problem or is just permies pulling a fast one yet again?!?!

Its probably the contractors working while ill that infected everyone.
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realityhack replied

5 August 2009, 12:46
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Did you like the film "Gladiator"?

Gladiator - A pleased devotee to the inverted arts.
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sasguru replied

5 August 2009, 12:42
Did you like the film "Gladiator"?
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Underscore Pt2 started a topic You permie swines!

5 August 2009, 12:41
You permie swines!

A permie here has just been signed off with swine flu - thats about the 10th in the org.....yet contractors appear able to fight it off...
Is this a real problem or is just permies pulling a fast one yet again?!?!
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