My whole thing is the "cal ripkin" attidutde. i am never sick from work! so why should other people be? i can not help it. good god.. i mean.. the reason i have a hard time being compassionate is how sick do you really have to be to actually stay at home and miss work? i am thinking very sick. i think this comes from my catholic school upbringing where unless you were throwing up and had a fever of over 100 something the nurse never even called your mom to come and get you. come on .....be a die hard employee... it gets you further in life!!!!