I hate having to call in sick

[GingerBiscuit]

but there was really no other option for it. I don't think you can go into work when you're falling over every time you stand up, dizzy and throwing up everything you eat?

I just know they're short staffed and feel guilty, especially as I am now mostly better, it was obviously only a two day thing (sunday and yesterday)

[iradney]

unless you want to hurl on your co-workers or pass the bug around, sometimes you just HAVE to call in sick. The biggest thing is getting better. You cannot get better if you don't rest when you're ill.

[Banrion]

I totally understand. A couple weeks ago, I woke up with strep throat. My mother, a nurse, ordered me to call out of work due to the highly contagious nature of strep. My issue was is that I didn't feel all that bad, I just had a sore throat with big white patches on the back of it. What was even worse, is it was Wednesday morning, and I was already scheduled out of office on Thursday and Friday. I apologized probably 20 times in the 15 min conversation I had with my boss.

[Casino Jockey]

my work is mostly really good.
when my sister was battling cancer across the other side of the country, i got the word during lunch that it had come back (unfortunately). work gave me as much time off as i needed, and i went straight to the airport and jumped on the next flight up there with only the stuff i had at work.. anything else i needed i brought as i needed it.

i got short notice annual leave when i needed it.. still doesn't make up for the hell hole that is the casino though

[Marxfan]

I'm sometimes hesitant to call in sick when I'm feeling iffy. Not because I'm dying to go to work or desperately need the money, but there have been times when I've felt sick but I later find out it was, I don't know, indegestion or something. Then I feel guilty and stupid.

Still, better safe than sorry.

[AirHostess]

I never feel guilty about calling in sick, if you're sick there's not much you can do about it. I enjoy dossing about and watching daytime tv!

[toomanycalls1]

As someone

AS someone who's dealt with major flu or other illness outbreaks at my job (not current one in the past) if you're contagious I'd rather you stay home.

I'd rather lose you for a couple of days than have you get otherrs sick and deal with much more.

[GingerBiscuit]

I know there's no reason to be guilty, but part of me thinks that unless I am actually dying I should be in work. Might have got that from my mum, actually, the woman who didn't believe me when I said I had a broken foot and TRIED TO SEND ME TO SCHOOL WITH IT.
Oh, yeah, that gets brought up whenever she says to stop exaggerating. 'Remember my foot, mum?'.