There are a few people at work that are sick. Whenever I touch anything that the someone sick likely touched, like the refrigerator door or the keypad to unlock a door, I want to go wash or disinfect my hands immediately. I try really hard to remember to wash my hands just before I eat anything. If I forget, and then remember in the middle of eating, I get a bit upset for a moment. I also hate eating anything with my hands, like fruit or a sandwich.
I wish that people would stay home from work when they are sick. I usually try to work from home if I'm sick so that I don't bother people with my coughing, sneezing, and general ickiness. I also don't want to spread my germs around to everyone else.
I really hate getting sick. When I get sick, I get really sick. I don't just get a minor cough and the sniffles. When I get a cold it pretty much kicks the crap out of me. And that, is not exactly what I consider to be a good time.
Incredibly, I've managed to stay healthy through all of September and October. I almost always get sick this time of year. Of course, now that I have written this, I have probably jinxed myself and will be sick within the next week.
This fall has been particularly bad. Almost everyone I work with has come down with a cold. Sadly, I have too. Seems to be a powerful year for colds!
Yeah, it does seem to be particularly bad. The guy in the cubicle next to me started losing his voice this afternoon, the guy across from him said his throat was sore, and the guy next to him said he could feel something coming on in his chest. I'm surrounded!