Should I tell my manager I have pink eye?

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I recently got a summer job for the school break, and I wanted to keep the job before school came back into session. I've only worked about 20 hours, and I want to keep this job badly. It pays good and its fun. All I do is stock liquor on the shelves. I'm on my fourth day there today, and I have pink eye. I'm afraid to mention it because I don't want to make a bad impression when I just started. I also can't wear my contact lenses due to the ailment, and my eyesight is horrible without them.My shift starts soon (20 minutes to be exact), and I don't want to call in at the last second to state I have pink eye, I'll seem like a bad employee.

Lavinia Carroll · Accepted Answer

Absolutely. As highly contagious as conjunctivitis is the manager should appreciate your honesty. Can't imagine the boss would be too happy if he lost all his employees due to a pink eye breakout caused by you!

Lavinia Carroll · Answer

you mean, conjunctivitis?yes, of course you should tell your manager about it.ask him to suggest what you can do..you may work while you have a pink eye, but do not touch or rub your hands especially the discharges coz it may transmit to the other person. always wash your hands before and after you put liquor to the shelves to avoid cross contamination.apply some eye drop antibiotics as prescribed by the doctor.NEVER use contact lenses, it's a NO-NO, or else, it will get you infected and cause you more troube.

Lavinia Carroll · Answer

Yeesh! I hope you called in! Pink eye is very contagious, but all it usually requires is a prescription eye drop. Go to a walk-in clinic and get the drops. They say that it's no longer contagious after 24 hours of treatment, you could return to work tomorrow. Be responsible, were I your boss and you gave me pink eye, I'd fire you a lot faster than if you called in to save me and everyone else from exposure.

Lavinia Carroll · Answer

YES!Just so you know, You get pink eye when you rub your nose and then touch your eye.Your nose has a weird kind of oil on it so don't get that oil in you eye or you'll get pink eye.

Lavinia Carroll · Answer

pink eye is highly contagious. call in. if you,re a good employee, you will not be fired. when my wife got it, she was not allowed at work for two days.

Lavinia Carroll · Answer

Wear your glasses. Go to the store and get visine. You don't have to tell your employer you have pink eye. Just be careful not to spread it.

Lavinia Carroll · Answer

I too want to ask the same question

Lavinia Carroll · Answer

Go to work, just dont touch anyone.

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