Staff member 'running a temperature'

[DerelictWreck]

I have a team member who has had a LOT of time off sick in the last few months, partly with C-19, partly with other issues.

Each time he feels the need to keep me unnecessarily informed of his ailments . Fine, you want to prove to me your ill and I'm not about to rush anyone back to work (even virtually) at the moment.

But my gripe (lighthearted) is that he keeps telling me has a fever and then listing it. But they're never fevers!! Today's is 37.5, so naturally he needs today off.... I understand that that might be a bit warm for some people (it would be for me) but AIBU to think it's not a fever?!

YABU = 37.5C is clearly a raging fever
YANBU = 37.5C is barely warm

Mine's normally 36.2. Admittedly, I'm on medication that increases the risk of serious infection, so I'd be expected to contact the GP when there's a significant change like that, but if I were to have a temperature of 37.5, I'd contact work and tell them what it is, rather than just 'oh, I don't feel very well' as facts are more useful than vague moans.

He's also been very unwell in the past - he's more likely to be aware of the signs of illness since then.

To be honest, thanks to the medication/vulnerability, I far rather have to cover for somebody who has called in to say their temperature is 37.5 than find out days later - when I get sick - that the person I'm sharing an office with knew their temperature was 1.2 Celsius higher than their normal (for example) but still came into work.

Typos Galore!!

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