{"id":11670,"date":"2013-01-28T16:40:31","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2013\/01\/talking-about-being-sick-by-jonathan-nguyen.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:40:31","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:40:31","slug":"talking-about-being-sick-by-jonathan-nguyen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2013\/01\/talking-about-being-sick-by-jonathan-nguyen\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking about Being Sick by Jonathan Nguyen"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Jonathan Nguyen, Braathe Enterprises Virtual Intern<\/p>\n
I know it’s a little rough. You have stomach pains. You have cramps. It might come up in a conversation with a coworker if it’s really bothering you.<\/p>\n
People who are ailing from things like a terminal illness, broken body parts, and any other condition under the medical rainbow don’t always work their illnesses into everyday conversation. Many of them approach life from a hermeneutic of wellness. Instead of taking every opportunity to outline a litany of medical tests and prescription drugs, they cherish the opportunity to go to the office, take stupid meetings, and talk about celebrity gossip.<\/p>\n
So here’s what I learned: health issues shouldn’t be minimized, but it’s important to realize that it’s the least interesting among us who hijack a conversation and talk about health.<\/p>\n
I’m no downer and neither are you. Let’s take some medicine and get on with the business of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Jonathan Nguyen, Braathe Enterprises Virtual Intern I know it’s a little rough. You have stomach pains. You have cramps. It might come up in a conversation with a coworker if it’s really bothering you. People who are ailing from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,13,28,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employee-relations","category-feedback","category-management","category-motivation"],"yoast_head":"\r\n