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I can only call in sick when I feel it's not a major inconvenience for my colleagues
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Edit to make it more visible: I work from home. I know how contagious and potentially dangerous covid is and I'm isolating myself while positive.

Currently in the bathtub "enjoying" a herbal medical bath to get me through the rest of the work day. I am sick. COVID. Coughing a lot, brain is fogged and my entire body hurts, especially my chest ugh. But at the same time I have a major project at work that still needs me to function a few more days until it's done. I KNOW I should call in sick for potentially the rest of the week but the thought of making life miserable for my colleagues (and probably them thinking I'm faking it/ being disappointed?)?! Why do I feel guilty over every little thing like that? It's not like I chose to get sick. It's not like I chose to run this project either. It's always the same too - I need to give 100% at work no matter how I feel and it's been like that since I joined the workforce. When I left my old job for a much better opportunity I cried because I felt so guilty. Anyone else knows this extreme feeling of guilt at work? And ANY advice how to overcome it? I know I'm not irreplaceable lol and my colleagues would be perfectly able to handle this project on their own but I feel like I'd let people down which is apparently not doable for my brain. Instead I chose to suppress my coughs and suffer while filling out excel sheets.

Edit: I work from home. I would never even consider leaving my house while positive.

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I would feel more guilty about spreading covid to my colleagues than leaving them to make up some of the work that I can't do. You don't know who has elderly parents at home. Some may come in contact with a newborn.

I would also feel bad if everyone had the rona, so now everyone has to stay home not just me.

Stay home. It is the best thing you can do for them.

Edit: And the immunocompromised. It could be really dangerous for them as well..

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Apologies. I thought about y'all, but I didn't include you in the post.

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I am sorry you aren't feeling well. Sending you positive healing vibes. 💛💛💛

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