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To think husband mad for going back to work ( at home) on day 4 covid?

18 replies

Tista · 21/06/2022 10:56

Finding it a bit sad that husband v keen to get back to work ( been Covid flu like all weekend positive test yesterday now just cough). He has minor heart condition- why can’t he rest or relax? Job well paid n busy but there’s a lot of piss taking from others, and it’s now stressful or pressured. Think am also bit sad he does want to do anything nice with me - we get zero time together, he’s away this weekend. Dog walk or garden picnic be nice. ( I’ve got it but not too bad, kids fine at school). Bet he leaves the Covid infested pit of filth house for me to tidy too!

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InDubiousBattle · 21/06/2022 11:00

YABU if he's better and feels well enough he should work. It sounds like you're conflating three issues, him returning to work, not spending any time together and him leaving thr house a tip.

Dishwashersaurous · 21/06/2022 11:05

If he is well enough to work then of course he should return to work.

As should you if you are well enough to work.

Otherwise if you are ill then get into bed.

RJnomore1 · 21/06/2022 11:06

Em if he’s not well enough to work it’s not about spending nice time with you?

if he’s well enough to work he should.

is this about you feeling overlooked in general?

luxxlisbon · 21/06/2022 11:07

If he just had a Gogh though why wouldn’t he work if he felt fine?

CraftyGin · 21/06/2022 11:08

If he feels he can work, then he should. He might not be able to do a full day, but it will break up the monotony of this disease.

He'll need to eat, so you can still have your picnic in the garden.

Honaloulou · 21/06/2022 11:24

Presumably your husband is well paid in part because he has a good work ethic. This is him demonstrating that.

Mamadothehump · 21/06/2022 11:39

Of course he should work from home if he's feeling well enough! Why wouldn't he??? Many people worked from home with no time off with covid - myself included! Baffled why you think he wouldn't!!!

Ducksinthebath · 21/06/2022 11:39

If he’s well enough to work he should work, not be jollying about with you. Sounds like you are conflating a number of issues into one.

LongPath · 21/06/2022 11:41

If he's well enough to do something nice with you, he should be working, shouldn't he?

Do something nice this evening, which presumably starts pretty early as he's wfh.

10HailMarys · 21/06/2022 12:44

YABU. If he's feeling well enough to work from home, he should work from home.

If he wasn't well enough to work, he wouldn't be well enough to do housework or go on a picnic or a dog-walk with you.

BobbinHood · 21/06/2022 12:47

He’s an adult, I’d expect that he can decide for himself when he’s fit to work again. If he’s well enough to work then no he shouldn’t just “relax”. For me feeling well enough to work from home with covid was day 3, for someone else it might be much longer. I wouldn’t presume to decide it for them though.

KnitOnePearlOneDropOne · 21/06/2022 12:49

Em if he’s not well enough to work it’s not about spending nice time with you?

This. If he is well enough to go on nice dog walks or have nice picnics dring eork time he is well enough to work.

motogirl · 21/06/2022 12:50

Depends how he feels, I had no symptoms apart from taste and smell (March 2020) then zero symptoms the second time and was only positive for 24 hours. Not everyone gets I'll

AlanThePig · 21/06/2022 13:01

DH tested positive on Friday, doubly irritating as we should have been in Disneyland Paris this week. Fortunately he's not especially ill with it either, summer cold like symptoms, however, one of the things he has struggled with is concentrating. He cancelled his week off and should have been WFH.

He did actually take a sick day yesterday, only because he didn't want to make any mistakes on some important documents he needed to submit. He's also taken a sick day today, but as I type is sat in the office going through some emails and doing a few bits.

I wanted him to rest personally, but I know he's sat there going through stuff that needs doing in his head so he'll always be happier if he's working.

balalake · 21/06/2022 13:02

I would not use the word mad, but think he should remain at home. I don't want someone to miss out on a summer break because someone passed on Covid 19 to them.

worriedatthistime · 21/06/2022 13:15

Is he returning to office if so please don't as I am due on holiday in a few days and yesterday a colleague came in with covid so I am now a contact ( tbf they didn't know they had it until later) they sit next to me and now I'm sitting here thinking my holiday is going go be ruined because i may get covid and can't fly , I would be totally pissed off if a colleague came in still testing positive , if he is wfh and feels well enough then he should though and likely his work policy

UpTheAnte · 21/06/2022 13:59

balalake · 21/06/2022 13:02

I would not use the word mad, but think he should remain at home. I don't want someone to miss out on a summer break because someone passed on Covid 19 to them.

He is at home, WFH.

Dishwashersaurous · 21/06/2022 20:33

Are you back at work as well or are you too ill?

If you are well enough to have a nice walk or a picnic in the garden then surely you should be qt work?

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