Some workplaces care more about showing up than staying healthy.

This daycare worker shared a frustrating look behind the scenes of childcare. Staff are expected to work through illnesses ranging from the flu to food poisoning just to avoid punishment from management. Even when coworkers and the kids themselves could clearly tell something was wrong, calling in sick apparently wasn’t an option.

Don’t miss this full story because it highlights a side of daycare work most parents never see. It’s shocking, frustrating, and raises bigger questions about workplace pressure and the risks that children face when going to daycare when teachers are ill.

The reason daycare kids are always sick is because the staff is made to work sick

It’s because the staff is made to come in sick, and the kids who are sick are never sent home.

I have food poisoning today.

I’ve thrown up three times, been to the bathroom twice as many times, and I still had to work my full 10-hour shift.

I know food poisoning isn’t contagious, but I’ve done this with norovirus, pink eye, the flu. You name it.

This daycare teacher rants about how management doesn’t care about the staff’s wellbeing.

Management knew I was sick. Even the kids knew I was sick because, after I ran to the bathroom for the millionth time that day, they were checking in on me.

They don’t give a care, though.

Try calling in sick, and you’ll be asked to come in anyway. And if you dare refuse, you’ll get a disciplinary. They’ll always blame it on something unrelated, like “performance,” so they can cover their tracks.

This has happened at every daycare I’ve worked at, and I’m a seasoned teacher. I’ve worked in four.

Now, this is shocking news to me. I knew kids had to fight off viruses and bacteria that they catch from other kids at daycare, but I never knew that they had to face illnesses from teachers as well. Workplaces, especially those that involve vulnerable children, should prioritize the health and safety of everyone, including the staff.

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You can’t care for children if you need the care yourself.