To not go into the office tomorrow and work from home instead?

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I've been ill from work this week, and usually work from home on Thursdays. However, I just remembered that I have an in-person team meeting in my calendar for tomorrow.

Work is very flexible with no mandated office days, we're allowed to go into the office as much or as rarely as we would like. Most (99%) of meetings are hybrid; however, obviously when an in-person only meeting is put in we are expected to go in for it.

I'm well enough to work from home tomorrow, but not really well enough to go commute into the office. Ordinarily, I would have messaged my manager and asked to work from home but as I've been off sick I didn't think to do so. I only just remembered this meeting, as I haven't been in this week to check my calendar and see it.

We have had instances of team mates working from home when everyone else is in an in-person meeting, and they end up setting up a Teams link.

WIBU to work from home tomorrow or should I just force myself to go in?

I’d email saying I’m really not well enough to work tomorrow but I’m happy to join the meeting from home.

What time is the meeting tomorrow? Can't you call up in the morning and check it's fine?

Yes this, they will be happy not to potentially be exposed to any germs if you are still contagious

Can you message tonight to say you would like to WFH? It's always a bit crappy travelling in only to find out its a teams meeting anyway

You say you hadn't checked your calendar as you weren't in the office this week. Don't you have access to your calendar from home?

Given you've been ill, then I think it's fine. I'd let them know the day before if possible that you're not coming in. It's frustrating to go into the office to then find out others also haven't come in

YANBU, join from home, it's best not to risk giving people anything. I don't think people mind all that much. Even before Covid I'd sometimes WFH if I was well enough to work but not up to the commute, which was often the most stressful part of the day

Work is very flexible with no mandated office days, we're allowed to go into the office as much or as rarely as we would like.

So why would you be unreasonable to stay at home vs “forcing yourself to go in”?

I don’t get why you need the validation of strangers for this.

if you’re too unwell to commute, you’re too unwell to work. Take the rest of the week off and stop worrying x

I’ve been ill from work this week

I usually wfh on Thursdays

Work is very flexible with no mandated office days, we're allowed to go into the office as much or as rarely as we would like. Most (99%) of meetings are hybrid

You’re over thinking. Update the meeting appt with a teams link, ask whoever does bookings to set it up as a hybrid, WFH. If you need to spend time coughing on the call to make yourself feel less fraudulent, go for it. And if you’re not well enough to do the call, don’t do it! There are very few advantages to living in this ‘always available’ work environment - this is one of the few.

Don't go in as you will not be thanked if your illness can be passed on. I hope that if you join remotely, it is a team meeting worth attending.

For context, I'm a junior member of the team and it's the team lead who has asked for us to all come in for the meeting. It's a meeting of around 6 of us

I think that it's expected nowadays that if you're under the weather, you should stay at home and keep away from everyone!

I'd call in the morning and give them the options. Explain that you're not well enough to travel but would be able to log in from home and what would they rather you do. Leave it to them

None of us ever want the snotbag in the office when they can dial in. Either wfh or take another day off sick, you're not well enough to go back in.

My manager dragged themselves in for a team meeting last week and gave us all covid 🤨. Just stay at home and join via Teams- no one wants your germs surely.

If you possibly can then you should go in; you’re quite junior and it looks better to be there than not- you can wfh Friday

We are required in the office 1 day a week but when this happened to me I didn't go in and people were pleased I didn't share germs! I think email first thing to explain.