Ok, so "sick enough" won

[hrj]

Ah, the ethical dilemmas of taking sick time. On one shoulder is a little figure whispering, "It's not like you're physically incapacitated. Why, you're barely sneezing once every ten minutes. It's just a little old headache and sore throat and a bit of congestion. You're probably not even contagious -- it's just a little old head cold. You have meetings to go to; reports to write." And on the other shoulder is a little figure whispering, "Look, they give you sick time -- use it. Your co-workers are giving you the stink-eye every time you cough. There's nothing due today. You've gotten all the data off to people for today's meetings. And if you don't spend a day or two in bed now you'll just do it later. And wouldn't you hate to be sick for Collegium this weekend? Fergoodnessakes don't be a martyr ... and for what?" I'm not sure which voice is the angel and which the devil, but my co-workers all cheered when I said I was going back home to bed and might not be in tomorrow either.

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[staffordcastle.livejournal.com]

If you read the sitefocus this morning, you saw the bit where it said that you are contagious from the day before you show symptoms to up to five days after. Stay home!!!

And feel better soon!

[hrj.livejournal.com]

So let's see, I started feeling questionable about when I went to bed Saturday .... Well, I was there all day yesterday, so what's done is done. But I've definitely been feeling more headachey all day and already warned them this morning that I'd probably be out tomorrow. I hope that'll do it.