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    Do you work when you are sick?

    Ok, I skipped work yesterday cuz I could feel a nasty head cold coming on. The sinus pressure and all that nasty stuff. Well, management called me asking if I was going to work tonight because they r pretty sure they are going to be short on girls because of a party tonight and I want to work because that means more money for me. But at the same time, I'm trying to recover from this cold on my own before I have to go to the doctor to get antibiotics (I have no insurance). Also, I don't want to get other girls sick. Or the customers. And I don't want to have to keep blowing my nose all the time in front of the customers. Do any of you ladies work when u are sick but still have the energy to dance?

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    No, I think it's a good thing you didn't go in. Think about all that smoke you'd be inhaling on top of all that sinus pressure. You'd be a wreck. I dont' work when I'm sick. I do not like the spread of germs. Oh, and I also dont like making that sniffeling noise..customers can hear that over music. But mostly I dont want to inhale all that smoke on top of being sick.

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    You're right. I don't want customers thinking I'm snorting coke or something. I've had that asked to me before when I've had the sniffles. I just feel a little guilty because I know they're going to be hurting for girls tonight, but hey, they don't pay my medical bill if I end up having to go to the doctor. I HATE this weather. Today has been such a nasty, cold, rainy day!

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    Quote Originally Posted by funlatina82
    Today has been such a nasty, cold, rainy day!
    I know..you're only an hour away from me remember..it was the exact same way here too today. Actually it's still raining here. Bundle up..Fall is most definately here







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    Well here's another question then, what's a good way to prevent from getting sick because of work? I mean, considering we are in an environment where germs are EVERYWHERE. Dancing for men and the whole boobies in the face thing, being around other girls who may be sick, etc. I don't want to go back to work and get sick again. Any good vitamins or something that would boost my immune system? I hate that I'm skipping work again. I had an AWSOME night Tuesday and that always motivates me to work even more, so it sucks I'm not working.

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    Ummm well..... Yes. Always. (Work, school, etc..)

    9:30am I had my left, top and bottom wisdom teeth pulled.

    Drove to work and got there by 11 unable to talk with bloody gauze still in my mouth.

    I took NO (none zero zilch) pain killers...... LOL it was an interesting night.

    Bottom line is.... I cant afford not to work... I have to save my days off for when my babys sick. I also CANT NOT afford to miss any school.... So "rain or shine" I am at school and work.

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    If we call in sick and don't have a doctor's note, they make us pay our house fee from that night. Seriously, who goes to the doctor for every little illness? Not I.

    As for whatever party was going on, we had plenty of girls and I made good money tonight. I don't know what party would empty clubs of strippers, none that I can think of. I wasn't even supposed to work tonight, but I called in yesterday (no sitter excuse) and the manager finagled me into working tonight. I was really off at first because I got there later than usual and on a night I never work, but it worked out fine. But, I digress.

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    I personally get VERY VERY EXTREAMLY pissed off when girls come into work sick. I will even go to management about their asses. Bitchy it may be, but I am not going to compromise my health and my ability to work/ go to school etc because of some bitch that wants to make a few extra $.

    I have never once gone into work sick in 3 years of dancing. I expect the same consideration for others from evryone I work with. And yes, there are immune boosting vitamins you can take. Basics like vit c and e. and not so basics like l-lysine, beta glucan, red marine algea, b-complex, garlic extract, etc.
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    When I feel a cold coming on I take Zicam cold remedy tablets. They cost about $8, and are worth every penny of it. Also, if your at the end of a cold, your no longer spreading it around, just recovering from it. So yeah, work in the end, not the beginning though, because it's rude to spread the ill.

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    I never dance when I'm sick. I hate thinking I could make other people sick because of a few hundred bucks. I don't get sick often which also helps

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fawn
    I personally get VERY VERY EXTREAMLY pissed off when girls come into work sick. I will even go to management about their asses. Bitchy it may be, but I am not going to compromise my health and my ability to work/ go to school etc because of some bitch that wants to make a few extra $.
    Yup, that's exactly my rational as well..If you're sick, please just stay home..







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    The club i'm at now we have to have a Dr.'s note. Sux cause I have no insurance and I don't like it when others come in sick. But I can't afford not too. Sooo if it's something that feels like bronchitis or the flu I will suck it up and pay the $ to get a diagnnosis and a damn note. They really need to fix the health ins in this country.

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    I NEVER work when I'm sick, mainly because I don't make much money and am not really friendly when I feel like crap, so it's a waste of time. You also run the risk of getting everyone else sick, which is not cool.
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    Not having the option of staying home when I was sick was one of the many reasons I left my local club. We didn't have house fees, but they'd fine us £50-80 for a shift we couldn't make. It wasn't a big money club and most of us couldn't easily afford the fine, so if we could physically get out of the house we'd be there. I saw a girl crying from a bladder infection for four hours before they let her go home.

    And yes, I had one cold or another for most of the six months that could be considered winter while I worked there. At least the physical activity seemed to help them pass without too much trouble.

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    If I work at the small club then yes Im going in unless something is shooting out the end of the front - Im going in! But we have cleaning supplies so Im super clean everywhere Ive been.

    The bigger club (since it requires more physical activity and more people to infect) I dont do in. Because its not sexy yelling in your sick horse voice sniffling btwn every other word.
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    To the OP: just so you know, antibiotics don't help with a cold. A cold is a virus, antibiotics only work on bacterial infections. The only cure for a cold is to wait it out and take care of yourself.

    To protect myself from getting sick at work, I frequently wash my hands thoroughly with soap and hot water. Also I carry hand sanitizer in my stripper purse and use it whenever I think about it. I try not to touch the straws in my drinks unless I've just washed my hands. When my club is really dead I'll clean the stage with Lysol or bleach water.

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    Heh. I used to work while sick, but bad experiences in doing so have resulted in me calling out when I am the slightest bit ill.

    When I first started dancing, I worked all the time! I didn't have a car then, so I was taking the bus to the closest spot to home, then walking the rest of the way in the snow and cold weather. This overworking, coupled with exposure to cold weather, made me very sick yet I still worked because I couldn't afford a day off. As a result, some customers avoided getting dances with me because they could tell that I had a cold(a few even told me this!). I was tired and it brought down my earnings a little. All it did was bring down my earnings and make me subsequently MORE sick to the point that I eventually DID have to take off work and/or pay money to see a doctor(I had no insurance back then). So in the end, it woulda been better if I'd taken off a day or two initially.

    Nowadays, I take off work when sick because I have so many other jobs/agendas, that I'd rather forgo a night of dancing, than get sick to the point that I miss a day of my non-dancing day job. My nice lifestyle, made possible by dancing, has spoiled me a bit and I do not like working at the strip club if I'm super tired or my throat is throbbing. Going to work when I really don't feel like it, is just going to make me feel worse by the end of the night and it will exasperate me when I don't make much money. Sick days are the days that I have no motivation or hustle. But if you really need the money and you're supermotivated to work, maybe it'll be to your good. I can only speak for myself.

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    AnnaPDX, I got prescribed antibiotics for the last time I was sick (which was a nasty sinus infection). I think everyone knows colds are viral.

    Anyway, I'm finally going in tonight. I haven't been to work since Tuesday and I'm feeling much better. Andy girl, that party I was talking about was the retarded Pimps and Hoes thing at Club 6. But actually, from what I heard, I missed out on a great night at my club that night, which sucks. I just don't understand that party. I always get girls asking me to go with them, and I always figure, if I'm going to dress like a "ho", I should just go to work and actually get paid for it.

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    Oh, that Mexican work ethic I was sent home from work for having the flu- my undereyes were black & my skin was grey. I thought I had to show I was determined to finish my booking. But I put myself through a bunch of suffering for nothing.
    I guess only show up if you look presentable?

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    Well you mentioned more than once in your original post that you had a cold, that's why I pointed out that it wouldn't do any good to go to the doctor and get antibiotics like you said you were considering doing.

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    ^^^^yup, you're right. I didn't realize that. Sorry to sound kinda bitchy, wasn't try to.
    GOD!!! I really don't feel like working tonight!! But I know I'm going to miss out on money. This cold weather makes me feel so lazy. There r so many good scary movies on tonight cuz of halloween and I almost just want to stay home, eat a bunch of unhealthy shit, and watch movies.lol

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    I used to work when I was sick and have found that it jsut isn't worth it. I wouldn't make much money and would only make myself worse causeing me to miss work in the future.

    To prevent getting sick I wash my hands frequently, try to avoid touching my face if I haven't washed. I drink lots of juices and take ALA and CLA for immune system boosts. I haven't been sick enough to take medicine (even something like asprin) for over a year now, so I must be doing something right. I really think it is the combo of healthy foods and washing regularly that keeping me healthy.

    Oh, also, I don't drink hardly ever. Maybe a glass of red wine on occassion, but that is it. Alcohol can really hurt your immune system as can all the smoke as CK already mentioned.


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    I used to work when I was sick but not really anymore. Better off taking a day or two getting rest then working and usually making myself worse.
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    Working when I'm sick just isn't worth it to me. I rarely make money when I'm sick and it usually makes me even worse. The only time I work when I'm sick is when I try to call in and the manager makes me come in anyways. This happened to me about a month ago-I tried to call in sick and the stupid bitch manager at the club I was working at basically said "Too bad, you have to work anyway." I had a cold from hell-I had to go in the bathroom and blow my nose every 20 minutes. My voice was completely gone and I couldn't talk above a whisper. Yeah, that made it really fun trying to talk with customers over the loud music. The club sucked and the manager was a bitch, so I wish I would've just said fuck it and not gone in.






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    Quote Originally Posted by blondhottie
    Working when I'm sick just isn't worth it to me. I rarely make money when I'm sick and it usually makes me even worse. The only time I work when I'm sick is when I try to call in and the manager makes me come in anyways. This happened to me about a month ago-I tried to call in sick and the stupid bitch manager at the club I was working at basically said "Too bad, you have to work anyway." I had a cold from hell-I had to go in the bathroom and blow my nose every 20 minutes. My voice was completely gone and I couldn't talk above a whisper. Yeah, that made it really fun trying to talk with customers over the loud music. The club sucked and the manager was a bitch, so I wish I would've just said fuck it and not gone in.
    If that were me, I would've just made it my business to cross paths with him/her every 20min that i had to go blow my nose. I'd get in his face, blow and then cough...fuck covering my hand over my mouth too! Huph..that'll show em'







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