zone of contamination

it's a bad sign when you are so obviously sick that your co-workers call you from 2 desks away to reduce the risk of infection... whoever made the decision not to provide sick days during the 6 month probationary period should be shot... or at the very least i should be able to cough all over them.

oh, did i ever mention that i work in public health? yeah... the irony is killing me.