So I’m at home go fat because I have this wicked cough and sore throat. I thought I push through the day and just finish today but I’m in a conference (muted) and dying. If you were in my shoes what would you do?

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Keep my head low and only respond to emails that absolutely need it. Put myself in a meeting from 4 to 5 and then go to sleep.

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Seconded. Worked while sick for the whole day once before and it was no bueno. Consider also stepping away for a doctors appointment if you need it; just set an OOO and ignore dumb pushback.

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I just read my post and frankly I’m not sure if I was fully awake/alive when I wrote it because the first sentence makes absolutely no sense at all

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I too, have stayed home fat before. 🤣

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Send an email to the people you work with on your active matters that you’re sick and will be responding to emails when you can but will be spending most of the day resting

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Take the rest of today and tomorrow off, and put an out of office on your email and phone, and go to bed.

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I’m literally in your shoes. I have my camera off. My head is killing me. I’m trying not to fall asleep. If I bill 4 hours today I’ll consider that a win

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