Just blowing off some steam here about the changes in attitude towards taking sick days that have occurred in my lifetime. 
Long ago, people were ENCOURAGED to stay home if they were very sick so that they don't spread germs all around the workplace and everybody isn't continually SICK!!!
It seems like the more common corporate culture now is to frown at the idea of people ever taking any sick days at all. People are encouraged to feel virtuous about it if they come to work, cough and sneeze all over everybody, and spread whatever they have to everybody else.
Personally, if I stay home for a day or two when I first get sick, I can fend off most bugs right away. When I don't then the bug lingers for much longer and I pass it back and forth to and from my co-workers. GRRRR
To keep this on the topic of "Health and Early Retirement", I will add that I LONG LONG LONG for ER when I am not exposed to all these nasty bugs all day long.
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