We really could have used you.”Ĭoworker: “Do you have any idea how busy we were?!” HR cleared it, though.”Ĭoworker: “Yeah, but we didn’t. Everyone is giving me well wishes and hopes that I am feeling better… except for one coworker who decides to wander over after a bit.Ĭoworker: “You’ve had six sick days this year.”
I’ve got another day of antibiotics to go, but I’m feeling as close to 100% as I do most Mondays, so I head in, even wearing a mask just to be safe. It was pretty tasty.įast forward to Monday. Everyone wished me a speedy recovery, Human Resources said they’d take care of it, and my boss even offered to bring me over some homemade chicken soup. So, with a doctor’s note in hand, I took off Wednesday through Friday.
I had to do so for the first time last week, as I had already taken three days off through the year and then ended up with a nasty upper respiratory infection - thankfully not THAT one. We “officially” have five days per year, but if you’re on day five and need a sixth, as long as you’re not obviously going way over, doing it year after year, or otherwise abusing the generosity, you just get the extra. For whatever gripes I have about our company, they’re very understanding about sick days.
