We’re just back from a Disney vacation, where my little one got a stomach flu.  She improved enough to travel yesterday so thankfully we are home.  I am catching up from being unplugged for 4 1/2 days but she’s still got a minor fever.  I’m definitely concerned on day 3.  But I work from home…so at any moment I feel the need I’m in the car and on the way to the pediatrician’s office.

What do you do?

Do you ask to work from home?
Do you already work from home?
Do you take the day off?  Is that paid? Unpaid?

I think with Swine flu coming this is a real issue and I’m interested in how workplaces and workers handle the situation.

On a total side note - what’s with airlines not waiving the fees for delaying travel for 1 day if the traveler is sick and seats are abundantly available?  Really…yesterday JetBlue preferred to have a contagious child travel in a small contained area with recycled air, than waive the fee.  It would have cost us $500 to switch to the next day’s flight…even after we told them our situation.  The line person I talked with was great and agreed it was the right thing to do.  The manager over rode her decision.  Seems like a bad business decision.