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A question I was asked while out sick made me realize something…

Last couple of days I’ve called out sick from work. There was no issue getting the time off, though me being me I brought my laptop home and made it apparent I’d be reachable periodically for at least the first day. How naïve I am. Day 1 of being sick I hopped online to coordinate a project. After some time, I gave a quick update to the team on the status, and even stated I’d be offline afterwards. That was that. Day 2 I felt even worse so I was not online. However, I did notice an email. Despite my update on day 1, my boss had still reached out about an update to the project; his tone rather expectant though like he hadn’t even read the first update. It’s on brand for him, and yet it struck a nerve. Its kind of like that saying “if you give an…


Last couple of days I’ve called out sick from work. There was no issue getting the time off, though me being me I brought my laptop home and made it apparent I’d be reachable periodically for at least the first day.

How naïve I am.

Day 1 of being sick I hopped online to coordinate a project. After some time, I gave a quick update to the team on the status, and even stated I’d be offline afterwards. That was that.

Day 2 I felt even worse so I was not online. However, I did notice an email. Despite my update on day 1, my boss had still reached out about an update to the project; his tone rather expectant though like he hadn’t even read the first update.

It’s on brand for him, and yet it struck a nerve. Its kind of like that saying “if you give an inch they’ll take a mile”. I guess I’ve gotten this impression for a while yet never taken time to reflect until now. But how is this living? To be watched by such harsh eyes for… what? It feels like I can’t even take a sick day without being expected to continue working, making someone else rich while I cough, shiver, and hold my head in pain.

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