On the Midwestern Work Ethic

[serinde]

I thought to myself, "I made it in yesterday." And I thought to myself, "Okay, admittedly, I was wobbly as hell and felt like I was going to fall down at a few points. And I could barely stay at the FCO outing, I was that tired. But I made it in. And I got stuff done." And I thought, "Sure, I feel a little wobblier this morning than I did when I got up yesterday, but I bet I could work the day through; I'm tough."

And I thought to myself, "I HAVE TWENTY SICK DAYS. This is what they are for. Stop being a Goddamn tool."

Comments

[nancaurelia.livejournal.com]

Sorry that I missed you. I arrived around 6:45pm.

Yes, I agree. Stay home. Feel better. Avoid infecting others. Get better before the holidays!

I used to push myself to come to work when I was sick (when I was your age, blah blah blah). Eventually I realized that when you're home sick, you're off their radar screens. When you're at work feeling, looking and performing less than peak, people notice, they remember, and they may not realize that you're sick. Better to take a sick day when you need to IMHO.