Took a sick day at work, should I feel guilt?
Posted by Comebackera@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 31 comments
29F took a sick day at work for the first time in 8 years and I feel so guilty. I am not actually that sick I just have a high fever and do not want to pass it onto someone else (it is going round in my area atm).
I know it sounds weird but they bitch about anyone having a sick day and I feel like that will be me today.
I feel so much guilt, should I feel this way?
Mikey463@reddit
I think you need to try and lighten up on yourself majorly. Why would anyone feel guilty about this? 8 years no sickness and you've got a fever, fair doos. Chill out a bit more and don't feel so much guilt.
filbert94@reddit
Christ is this all it takes to grind people down?
No. Don't feel guilty about being ill. That's just shitty colleagues/ managers.
Does the job pay you enough to feel guilty?
Strong-Librarian-OOK@reddit
Surely they’d bitch even more of you went in and made everyone sick.
evenstevens280@reddit
I took 3 days off last week and no one batted an eyelid, including me.
iffyClyro@reddit
Fuck then. Let them bitch about it.
MysteriousSwitch232@reddit
Great advice 🤣
Shielo34@reddit
Absolutely not. Better than bringing your germs into the office and spreading it around!
newtobitcoin111@reddit
i use to think this but people use sick days like holidays so now i just take them whenever i feel like and use my allowance for it.
you doing nothing wrong, everyeone does it for far less and to g on holiday
BOrdinary01@reddit
If you go in a spread cold or flu your a bitch. If you take a day off your bitch. So be a bitch and enjoy the time off.
LegoVRS@reddit
Look up "Bradford factor". Then have tomorrow off too. 🙂
ElBisonBonasus@reddit
Haha! My thoughts exactly. If you know your workplace is using it, better to take longer sick days, if you can afford them. SSP and Bradford factor should be criminal.
misskittygirl13@reddit
I've just returned after 3 months off due to a motorbike accident. No regrets other than gaining some weight. Awesome time spent binge watching shows and hanging with my cats.
lollysugar@reddit
Don't feel bad. I think anybody, no matter who they are or their profession, is entitled to at least 1 sickie a year (whether you are really ill or not). Especially if your company offers paid sick days.
Sometimes you just can't be arsed, or need an extra day to recoup. We're human.
Let the bitches bitch, I say.
SorryAboutScunthorpe@reddit
Could be the T-virus. Can't be too careful.
ElBisonBonasus@reddit
Wait until you hear about the Bradford factor...
Imperator_Helvetica@reddit
Don't feel guilty about it.
Sounds like you are sick if you have a high fever, and if you're contagious then the only responsible thing to do is to not pass it on.
Even if you'd been off sick last week it would be correct - let alone if this is your first sick day in eight years.
They might bitch in the moment, but if they're that kind of people then they'll soon find something else to complain about - 'X wasn't in. This is the worst thing ever!' 'My tea is too milky! This is the worst thing ever!' 'It's too sunny today. This is the worst thing ever!'
Don't worry. Don't feel guilty. Relax and hope you feel better soon.
Zealousideal_Bit9732@reddit
You have a high fever therefore you are sick lmao. Does the CEO feel guilty if you're sick?
Matt_Moto_93@reddit
A fever indicates you are sick and contagious. You did the right thing.
WranglerOriginal@reddit
No, you are behaving responsibly.
People who bring illnesses into work and infect everyone else are the ones in the wrong.
the-bone-rat@reddit
Nah never feel guilty for a genuine sick day.
You need to recover and going in poorly and making all your coworkers sick would be unfair anyway.
Cosmo_churro1@reddit
Deary me
insertitherenow@reddit
No. Fuck work.
Pengtingcalledme@reddit
Grow up
ak30live@reddit
Best way to get over this feeling of guilt is to have tomorrow off sick too. Make sure yr 💯 before you go back in, and go back in with a bug smile on yr face and a cheery wave to anyone who was bitching about you.
duvetday465@reddit
Absolutely you should not feel guilty.
Saltyuniform@reddit
If you really enjoy what you do then it’s normal to feel guilty
But if they bitch about genuine sickness then it shows a bit of a toxic work environment
If you left tomorrow you’d be replaced the day after, you have to prioritise your own health, if that means a day sick then so be it
Desperate-Drawer-572@reddit
No they should feel guilty for not understanding
Immediate-Log9917@reddit
Do not feel guilty, especially not after 8 years without a sick day! You need to rest to recover fully but also like you said, you don’t want to pass your sickness on to anyone else who may get a lot more sick!
Lilachoe@reddit
1 day in 8 years absolutely not. if you died the company would replace you tomorrow. Do not feel guilty no one will even remember you took this sick day in 1 weeks time. it is important for the human body to take time off and relax
Chazzza23@reddit
Where do you work?
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