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It's probably a good idea to frame it not as a problem for you, but a problem for the team or the company to have too many functions depending on one person. It might be good to approach management with suggestions on how to make sure there's some backup or redundancy in the event you can't do the jobs. Of course, some people prefer to be indispensable, so that might be something to consider before broaching the subject.
It is a good and bad position to be in. Not sure if this is an option, but maybe see if anyone else is interested in learning or starting out on some things you normally do. Personally I love learning and jump at the chance to try out something else. Sometimes it can be hard with current workloads and responsibilities.
Is there any work that you can do on the weekends in order to make up for the time you spend resting? If I need to take aday off because I have a migraine, for example, I will just either make the time up in the evening or do work on the weekends. If any of those deadlines are next week, maybe try pushing some of the work to the weekend and relaxing so you can heal.
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Do you not get sick pay time off?
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I agree that you need to show it as a problem for the company, rather than it just being an issue for you that needs to be fixed. I feel like it’s more likely to be looked at if you go about it this way.
If you’re ill you should absolutely be able to rest without worrying about work.
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Thank you for the advice everyone. I like the idea of posing it as a business issue rather than me just complaining. I do face a few people on my team in mind that are similar enough to my role that they could probably easily learn my process. Hopefully I’ll get to rest better next time I’m sick