I'm not dying or anything, I'm just a bit stuffy and slow. I know taking it easy today would allow me to recover faster.
But in 20 years of working I've never had a job that offered sick days. Often I'd be sick as a dog coming in and interacting with co-workers or the public because I needed the money.
I'm so gaslit by these old companies that I never even told my boss I was sick, even though I'm working from home and we had a virtual touch-base today. I know she'd have absolutely no problems with me taking a break, but…..
To quote an old boss, “I'll sleep when I'm dead.”