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I work in an office and he sits a few feet from me. He just WILL NOT STOP FREAKING COUGHING!!! I guess I should feel bad that he's going through this? I dunno though...it's not like he just has a cold or something. It's been going on for years and he never stops. Most people I would tune out as just getting over a sickness, but this is another level. I started making a tally once every time he made a body noise. It got to 47 in 30 minutes. Cough, cough, clear throat, sneeze, blow nose, cough, cough, cough, cough, clear throat I have to listen to it all day long. Every day. Headphones won't block it out. Work is like heaven whenever he is gone on vacation. What can I do about this? I feel like it's not my business to talk to him about his health. Can I report someone to HR for coughing too much? He's not going to quit, but this is making me consider it.
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You're gonna die.
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Feb 26, 2020 06:05
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Murder him.
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Feb 26, 2020 06:05
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Gently caress him while whispering sweet words in his ear, bringing forth memories of clear skies and a time when a man could be happy and cough free with few cares in a world full of promise
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Feb 26, 2020 06:06
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Might be a side effect of blood pressure meds
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Feb 26, 2020 06:07
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Dragonrot, OP
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Feb 26, 2020 06:09
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my dog died im sad posted:You're gonna die. I've considered this. I already have a compromised immune system. It seems like I could easily catch something from him. ... but if someone is coughing every day for years, is it contagious? Do people have psychological issues that make them cough?
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Feb 26, 2020 06:10
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they definitely have the corona. la cerveza mas fina.
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Feb 26, 2020 06:10
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:Gently caress him while whispering sweet words in his ear, bringing forth memories of clear skies and a time when a man could be happy and cough free with few cares in a world full of promise This would be kind of creepy, and dude is gross. I'm not going to get close to his ear if I can help it. Maybe I could passive-aggressively leave a bag of cough drops on his keyboard instead.
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Feb 26, 2020 06:12
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Tell your boss it's distracting and causing you to produce less profit-generating value for the company
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Feb 26, 2020 06:20
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My coworker, who shall name Dean.. Won't stop coughing as well. I want to murder this person but now I have a stuffy nose and feel a bit slow. I think, dean made me a bad man... Maybe i'll remote from home tomorrow.
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Feb 26, 2020 06:26
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Sounds like he just smokes a lot of weed, op.
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Feb 26, 2020 06:31
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The Grey posted:This would be kind of creepy, and dude is gross. I'm not going to get close to his ear if I can help it. ok then. I recommend Fisherman's Friend
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Feb 26, 2020 06:32
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:ok then. I recommend Fisherman's Friend Is that like that artwork from the nation of Japan called Fisherman's wife?
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Feb 26, 2020 06:33
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Edgar posted:Is that like that artwork from the nation of Japan called Fisherman's wife? I believe you are thinking of the Japanese movie Cold Fish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Fish), where the wife character has incredibly nice boobs
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Feb 26, 2020 06:38
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I work with this guy who has a really bad chronic cough. Years ago he came down with a fever from a mysterious illness that they could not determine but during this intense fever he had both his lungs collapse and the doctors thought he would be dead within 24 hours. Any ways he pulled through but to this day he coughs and wheezes like he's been smoking 3 packs of cigarettes a day. My other co workers make fun of him by giving him the nickname "Baby Lungs."
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I am Toni Lippi posted:I work with this guy who has a really bad chronic cough. Years ago he came down with a fever from a mysterious illness that they could not determine but during this intense fever he had both his lungs collapse and the doctors thought he would be dead within 24 hours. Any ways he pulled through but to this day he coughs and wheezes like he's been smoking 3 packs of cigarettes a day. My other co workers make fun of him by giving him the nickname "Baby Lungs." that hit of compassion and empathy for your fellow man at the very end very 
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Feb 26, 2020 06:43
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sounds like he's already weak, OP. vulnerable. perhaps one mishap away from no longer troubling you, if you get my drift.
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Feb 26, 2020 07:01
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If you replace your sick coworker and pick up his/her duties. You could demand more clams for your effort.
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Feb 26, 2020 07:03
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He's got Coronavirus OP. You should report him to the Corona Police.
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Feb 26, 2020 07:06
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Shun it. Maybe you can get away with murdering/killing/culling/silencing/maiming/cutting off/sending it to a farm upstate.
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Feb 26, 2020 07:07
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sorry to hear OP caught the beer virus from their coworker and is probably ded right now
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Feb 26, 2020 07:17
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I had a collegue that would do these shallow, dry coughs all the time, turns out he had some form of asthma and they didn't figure it out until he was in his fifties.
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Feb 26, 2020 07:40
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Every time he coughs or clears his throat, wink at him and say, "It's not the cough that carries you off, it's the coffin they carry you off in."
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Feb 26, 2020 07:40
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Yea when my coworkers are really sick the first thing I do is report them to HR so they can get fired and lose their health insurance and die. Really takes care of that minor annoyance.
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Feb 26, 2020 07:52
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OP, stick your tongue down his throat.
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Feb 26, 2020 07:53
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i wish i was dying but alas my healthbar just wont deplete
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Feb 26, 2020 07:54
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Charles posted:Might be a side effect of blood pressure meds It is with mine along with a tree pollen allergy.
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Feb 26, 2020 08:00
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you gotta cough to get off stop kink shaming, op
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Feb 26, 2020 08:02
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Ask to move your workstation and leave the poor guy alone. Lol that you consider reporting to HR.
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Feb 26, 2020 08:03
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at least you have a job op
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Feb 26, 2020 08:04
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get some noise cancelling headphones is my advice op
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Feb 26, 2020 08:08
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Maybe he's just checking his balls you ever thought about that OP? You are supposed to get a firm grip on the jibblies and cough. His hand must be slipping though. Perhaps if you offer some help?
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Feb 26, 2020 08:46
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I just left my job yesterday, but for the past year, I had to deal with a co-worker who cleared her throat every couple seconds. It was awful. Also had another co-worker hum audibly to herself the entire day every day. Again: awful.
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Feb 26, 2020 08:51
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Is it all day long, from the moment he comes in, til he leaves? Or, is it quiet the first couple of hours but the cough starts mid-morning - lunchtime? If its the latter, guy may be a functional alcoholic going into early stage withdrawal. Help the dude out and get him a drink already.
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Feb 26, 2020 12:50
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Maybe he has some kind of diarrhea of the throat
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Throw them into the ocean. I'm bad though like I barely show symptoms, but I do get sick. I can feel it though. I'm a combination white collar for money but also amateur athlete. So I'm pretty in tune, more or less with my body, even when I'm treating it like a piece of poo poo I suppose what I'm saying is OP is either throw them into the ocean, or do 10+ hours of training per week, or shut up and just put up with it.
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Maybe he's doing it not much but you are going twice as fast as reality, possibly even faster, so it seems like he's doing it more just to you.
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Training and good food and beer will make you strong like bull.
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I know someone who had a chronic cough for years and was eventually diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
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