"Off with their heads" Queen of Hearts

News Headline: Walmart-Nobody Will Lose Job With H1N1

It's comforting to know that folks who work there, folks who come in contact with hundreds of people daily, including little kids and teens, have permission to stay home if they get swine flu.

What I find odd, is that the Corporate Management has told the media they will send a special letter to their store managers to inform them. Why would managers have to be told people with flu, swine or otherwise, need to stay home? Hasn't flu been around for a while?

Maybe the part the managers didn't know was that the permission extended to sick kids of workers. Apparently it's a new concept, parents staying home with sick kids, at Walmart anyway.

I wonder if the permission extends to life threatening things like appendicitis, pneumonia or heart failure? I guess it doesn't matter. Those aren't contagious and won't keep shoppers out of the stores.

I'd hate to see Walmart miss a buck.