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I've always felt really uncomfortable calling out sick from work. I usually just end up going in way too sick to work. Whenever I call out I feel like I'm letting my coworkers down because they will have extra work to do. Is this normal?
I can't tell u how many times I've done this. My main reasons are I don't want lose the money cuz I'm on a very fixed income and the fact that my boss will retaliate by not scheduling me for a week or even two weeks in a row. So yes it's very normal.
I do this all the time. And then I find myself annoyed when coworkers take a day off with no guilt attached. It isn't healthy. I've been getting better at it but it is hard. Just remember that you are doing no one any favors by sharing your germs with people. And you will heal much faster if you take a day to yourself. They may have extra work for one day, but it is doubtful you are as productive as you would normally be if you tried working sick. If you don't abuse it, no reasonable person will care.