I just heard a guy at work here in Plano, Tx. (global semiconductor design & manufacturing company) say he was on the same flight as this guy with ebola in Dallas... I’m not sure what to do... Do i tell my boss that i’m leaving for the day and work from home possibly for the next 3 weeks... I don’t want to panic but hells bells. Any advice from Freepers.
If you have the opportunity to work from home, TAKE IT.
Tell your boss your co-worker was on the plane...then run.
Better yet
RUN and call your boss from home.
Who knows? It doesn't sound like infection is very likely, but our government and media routinely lie to us. Working from home sounds prudent.
Sounds like a great time for that Rotator cuff surgery...
In North Dakota.
That employee needs to be given 2 weeks free vacation and needs to go sit on his arse in his apartment.
NOW. Be a dick about it.
I’m so pissed I’d just raise hell for the hell of it but I don’t need a job either.
He probably is not infectious but who the heck knows right now? I don’t trust anyone. They are still trying to track down people who were exposed and I just heard they have not even completed the list of exposed persons. Horrible.
/s Get a temp gun and lase him on the forehead from time to time to see if he is developing a fever. /s
Don’t you have stop work authority at your plant? Wouldn’t this be a workplace hazard? What would you do if someone came to work sick? He has been exposed. Nobody knows when Duncan became infectious. If they do they damn sure are not telling us.
Don’t be silly. Do whatever you need to do to save your own life and that of your family, your coworkers, and your friends.
If he isn’t symptomatic, you cannot contract Ebola from him. If you are allowed to work from home and it would make you feel better, then do so.
Otherwise, for your own peace of mind, stay 6 feet away from and to the side of him, wash your hands with soap and water often, and avoid touching your face unless you have just disinfected your hands.
When you wash your hands, sing the Happy Birthday song in your head three full times so that you wash long enough. Be sure to use the fingers of one hand to wash the webbing between your fingers on the back of the other hand. Pretend you’re a surgeon scrubbing in. Be thorough.
Use tissues or paper towels to open doors, touch elevator buttons, touch handrails, etc. So when you wash your hands, don’t touch the bathroom door handle with your clean hands. Disinfect your desk/office/cubicle with disinfectant. Ordinary disinfectant works fine on Ebola, but you can also use bleach water or chlorinated water. Do so three to four times a day, beginning with your arrival at work. Don’t forget your keyboard and phone earpiece/buttons.