Male Desperation In A Time Of Need

It gets to this time every year, towards the end of January, and there is a killer disease that seems to only affect the men in the country.  I suffer occasionally from this illness…an illness that makes me feel helpless, feeble and vulnerable. It’s an illness that I wouldn’t wish on anybody.  Fortunately, I am yet to have it this year (touch wood), but Sam, a Director of Custard Media Solutions, has come down with it big time.

I’m talking about the dreaded ‘Manflu’! Now, don’t laugh, maybe it’s not a ‘killer disease’ but this is a serious matter, because the women of the world don’t seem to have any sympathy when this wretched malady infests itself within the male species.

You see, Sam is one of the most hard-working, most sensible people I know…(ha!) and even in tragic times like this, he still pushes himself into work to keep the team together and educate us even more about the world of seo and online pr.

But then yesterday, it just all got a bit too much, he couldn’t take it anymore and the Manflu or ‘Samflu’ took a turn for the worse. Bedbound, helpless and dysfunctional, Sam just couldn’t make it into the office but instead like the dedicated man that he is he set up shop at home and pushed himself through with a full hard day of work (so I’m informed)!  It’s obvious that Sam is trying hard to battle it off, but for some guys, it’s just not that easy and all that you can do is wallow in sorrow as nobody comes to the rescue.  Yesterday, Emma found a quote that sums up this situation down to a tee:

“Men suffering from Man-Flu want nothing more than to get out of bed and come to work, but they are too selfless to risk spreading this awful condition amongst their friends and colleagues. In this sense, they are the greatest heroes this country has ever known.”

Manflu has even made Internet News this week, and men have been dubbed the “weaker sex” because a “minor ailment is enough to morph us into helpless babies.”  Now, don’t get me wrong, I am far from a sexist person, however, you can tell that this was written by someone who hasn’t been there, someone who just hasn’t experienced the pain and drama that we have to go through, someone who just doesn’t understand!

The following clip is the epitome of what men have to go through.  Take a look, maybe it will make ladies more aware of the kind of state we go through, and maybe you will think twice next time.

I should state before you watch, that no man was injured during the making of this video, and is inserted for educational purposes only. Women, don’t try this at home!

When our female counterparts are poorly or sick, we men can relate and know how you feel, so we wait on you, hand and foot and nurse you back to full health, and when the tables are turned, what a different story.  We get taken advantage of and I think it’s time we make a stand.

So next time one of your employees, employers, husbands or boyfriends have to pull a sicky due to the dreaded Manflu, just remember…they are off for your own good!

Tags: Custard Media Solutions, Manflu, online pr, seo