Anyone ever feel guilty not traveling to client site for a couple days due to sickness/health issues?

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Never feel guilty. It may not be an illness, but you will have trouble moving around on site and it will lead to stress and frustration, so your ability to focus will suffer. Work from home, keep it elevated and rotate ice, heat, whatever, and make yourself comfortable enough to focus on your work.

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Nope! I don’t feel bad. I think it’s necessary. You never know who you might be putting in danger otherwise. One of my favorite clients has a daughter who has severe health issues and frequently undergoes surgeries. When I had a nasty respiratory virus I worked remotely until I was better, because I couldn’t imagine getting my team sick and would feel horrible if I child caught it, too. Similarly, I have a colleague with an autoimmune disease. It’s so dangerous for people with these conditions.

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“He/she showed up sick looking gross and got everyone else sick. This is the dedication we need for an early promotion” - no one ever

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Never. I actually hate when people still come on site when sick. You don’t look more dedicated being at work with a cold - please just take care of yourself and avoid getting others sick. Hope you feel better!

Also even if it’s non contagious health issues - still take care of yourself. Your team should understand

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If you died today your job would be posted on LinkedIn before your obituary came out

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Yes, they do. Yes, it would

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Walking in suffering and limping still does not equal dedication lol Take care of yourself

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Nope.

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No - it’s just a job

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I'm feeling guilty cuz I'm not sick in that sense. I just sprained my ankle really badly over the weekend. Tried icing and resting all day yesterday and tried walking out the door this morning but the

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Not at all. I dont feel bad if I cant come for other reasons too. In this industry you need to dictate your work life balance otherwise there will be none which is funny I'm calling "sick" that anyway

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From someone who has had 6 surgeries - take the time you need to properly heal and rest to prevent more catastrophic problems later.

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thanks yall

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Forget about health. I never feel guilty if I don’t travel when it is not needed...

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You never should. I worked in the U.K. for a few years and they have it right where it is considered very rude to come to work I’ll. It is far from heroic.

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Nope. I feel more guilty spending $1-2k of the clients money every week traveling when it’s not absolutely necessary to be on site all the time

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pain was too much even through the drugs. Don't know if this changes things 🤷‍♂️

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Just be at home. Your health is more important

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Never. Why would I feel guilty? Not even a question

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Not even once

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Don’t be so hard on you. Remember, put your oxygen mask before helping others. You are the best judge to decide if you are able to travel or not. No one should be judgmental and feel bad about it.

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