I was feeling really groggy over the weekend, and on Tuesday I had to be sent home from my pub shift after I almost fainted in the kitchen. This got worse and I actually vomitted on the bus on the way home (luckily I had a plastic bag with me, but I feel sooooo sorry for the lady who was sitting next to me).
I called in sick at the office. This leads to one small problem. I am the only person in the school who has my job role For someone else to cover my job it means someone out there is going to be working overtime. I felt bad for that. I didn't get any better as the day went on, and called in sick for school again this morning.
I have had a lot of rest today, and to be honest, I feel tonnes better. But I don't know if I should go into work tomorrow or not.
A typical Thursday for me is spending seven hours in the classroom working with the kids, a couple of hours break, and then a three hour shift in the office. So it is pretty much a 12 hour day. I am still not 100% (I feel like I am balancing a pile of books on my head at the minute) but I know that if this was the pub, I would be going into work due to the fact that I would lose money if I didn't. I am salaried at the school, so I am not losing money.
So the question I have is: Should I take tomorrow off just to be safe? I really don't want to work a 12 hour day and then end up making myself more ill for the weekend. Or should I be brave and go in?
I am ill, but I am filled with guilt about letting people down. But then again, I have been at the school for almost 2 years now, and this is the first time I have ever called in sick (barring one time when I was sent home)
I called in sick at the office. This leads to one small problem. I am the only person in the school who has my job role For someone else to cover my job it means someone out there is going to be working overtime. I felt bad for that. I didn't get any better as the day went on, and called in sick for school again this morning.
I have had a lot of rest today, and to be honest, I feel tonnes better. But I don't know if I should go into work tomorrow or not.
A typical Thursday for me is spending seven hours in the classroom working with the kids, a couple of hours break, and then a three hour shift in the office. So it is pretty much a 12 hour day. I am still not 100% (I feel like I am balancing a pile of books on my head at the minute) but I know that if this was the pub, I would be going into work due to the fact that I would lose money if I didn't. I am salaried at the school, so I am not losing money.
So the question I have is: Should I take tomorrow off just to be safe? I really don't want to work a 12 hour day and then end up making myself more ill for the weekend. Or should I be brave and go in?
I am ill, but I am filled with guilt about letting people down. But then again, I have been at the school for almost 2 years now, and this is the first time I have ever called in sick (barring one time when I was sent home)
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