#FEELING GUILTY FOR CALLING IN SICK HOW TO#

If you've worked in an office for a reasonable period of time, you know what I mean. Many of us think nothing of dragging ourselves into work with a cold – a sore throat, runny nose and feeling drained of energy.Įven though the body is screaming at us not to go in, we don't want to be that person who took a day off “just because she/he had a cold”, which of course is madness because everyone else ends up getting the cold and ultimately more man hours are lost than were initially necessary. The thing is, self-employed or employed by a company, we've become victims of a work culture that dictates that unless we are physically sick we shouldn't take a day off –unless it's the weekend of course. He fully deserves a day off, and he certainly won't starve if he does put his feet up for a day. He is a super hard worker and has put himself through hell to make self-employment a viable option. The friend I was speaking to runs an online shop. Taking the day off was absolutely the right advice and remedy in this situation.Īnd here's why, when you feel like this, you should talk a day off too.

#FEELING GUILTY FOR CALLING IN SICK HOW TO#

It's true that years ago I might have offered up a few motivational tips on how to increase productivity at work instead. Outrageous, huh? Telling someone to take the day off work just because they feel like it. Do something you love and come back tomorrow feeling refreshed and productive. I don't know What it is, I'm just not feeling it at all. Man, I just can't get motivated to do any work today.

Feeling guilty for calling in sick