It’s a bit embarrassing taking a sick day when you work remotely.

That’s all the way in the other room.

I might die en route.

sick day during remote work

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It’s pretty difficult to get your coworkers sick over Slack and Zoom, though I’ve tried.

Having to leave the house and go to work is half the reason you call in sick.

That’s too much effort.

I don’t even like to put the garbage out on the curb while sick.

Recovering while wrapped in forty blankets is much better than sitting in a cubicle where there’s a draft.

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It’s like not going to the gym times a thousand.

Then our boss will think it’s us, not the sickness.

I told her what happened, and she was like, “See.”

Can you imagine if I had done that without telling her that I was sick?

She would have assumed I had a drinking problem.

“I didn’t even know you were gone,” your coworker will say.