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Well this looks like a great breeding ground for the next big plague. If one person gets sick, it'll spread around the entire company?

Also looks strangely reminiscent of the industrial revolution. http://3219a2.medialib.glogster.com/jayytyler97/media/c6/c60...

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Facebook has an unlimited sick leave policy. If people are contagious they can work from home, if they are too sick to work from home they can rest until they are better.

I agree that the design is not ideal but I think the company culture tries to mitigate some of the negative aspects by being so flexible with various policies.

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