I had a pretty severe case of Covid a couple weeks ago. No hospitals but I slept for 4 days, lost my senses, and basically wished for death for like a week. I worked from home for all but 1 day and managed a major roll out while feverish. I'm not bragging. I'm confessing my shame. I struggle with boundary setting.
Since then, I'm basically better but my cough and fatigue have not let up and I still can't taste some things. I do ok in the morning for a few hours then fade after lunch.
Every. Fucking. Morning. My assorted bosses. “Feeling better?” “You have color.” “Feel better soon.”
And then every afternoon. “You're pale.” “Heading out soon?”
I said, “I'm good now, by the afternoon it'll be rough.”
And the CEO said, “Well yeah with that attitude.”
JFC. I'm tired of managing your feelings about my health. I'm out of sick days too. Stop making me feel guilty for struggling to recover from illness.