(Sorry if this post is worded really weird, I have no idea how to put this neatly into a short post)
Recently I got sick with some form of respiratory illness. I called my boss, and he directed me to the store owner (he's the guy who owns the pizza joint, and he's the guy who actually said school comes second to work as he told my boss to tell me that's why he changed the schedule) who said it's not serious and that pizza gets cooked at high temperature anyways so it's fine (never mind the fact that I'm in charge of making salads, sauces, and other ready to eat items that don't get cooked) and so I went to work because I didn't want to be fired.
Just a few days later, everyone else working there got sick too. I feel terrible, because my bosses (not store owner) kid got hospitalized due to some respiratory bug and I am decently sure it's whatever I had.
A few weeks later, I'm in the break room, and I notice there's an “employees with respiratory illnesses” flyer that used to be posted above the sink a few days before I got sick now hidden between a few binders. It said a bunch of dense legalese which essentially amounts to “if your employee is sick don't let them come to work, especially not in a food environment”. My theory is the store owner decided put of nowhere “pandemic is over, so is the spread of viruses” and took it down.
Regardless, I still feel really bad, because if I had simply missed and then left a message this wouldn't have happened and my manager would likely have backed me up.
I should just stay home next time I get sick.