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I agree 100% for myself - I always self quarantine and work remote when I have a cold. However, you gotta remember that the vast majority of people still need to be physically present and can't work remote; and most of them have far more limited sick leave policies, sometimes including only partial pay, etc.

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For sure. I did add clarification that even some people with very generous sick leave policies and who can work from home still go to the office for no good reason.

Actually, as I'm typing this Im hearing someone coughing and sneezing a few rows from me, and yet again Ill have to talk to them and maybe even their manager, because here we're super privileged and there's exactly zero reason to come in sick.

I agree not everyone has that privilege, but if those who DO actually exercised it, it would at least have SOME impact on the spread.