Former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett has a problem with how we handle flu season in the U.S.
During a recent taping of his podcast, “Lovett or Leave It,” Lovett touched on a topic we’re not actually hearing a whole lot about: the current flu epidemic. The flu — which experts say is the worst in nearly a decade and has already racked up a modest body count — is an issue that’s not getting much attention.
Enter Crooked Media co-founder Lovett. He’s fired up about this year’s flu, and we should all should hear him out. (Just a warning: some NSFW language.)
If you are sick, do not go to work. This is how you spread germs.
“You show up at work and you’re sick — fuck you, ok?” he says, bluntly. “If you have a job with paid sick leave and you can work at home, you work at home. If you wake up achy and with a fever, don’t go to the office and see how it goes. You’re going to give people the fucking flu.”
