Go to work or not

[MrsBennetsPoorNerves]

I've been feeling ropey all weekend but in a very non-descript way. I am struggling to articulate what's wrong with me but my body definitely doesn't feel right. Achey and uncomfortable to the point of being unable to sleep properly, and a kind of fuzzy headache that won't go away. Slight cough and sneezing which I thought would develop into a full blown cold but it hasn't. Swinging between feeling too hot and too cold, even though I've checked my temperature and I don't have a fever.

I'm really torn about whether or not I should go to work or call in sick. On the one hand, I desperately want to curl up in bed and go back to sleep. I feel like I really need to rest. On the other hand, I think I would probably be OK if I just push through and try to get on with the day. I won't be in trouble in any way if I don't go in, and it won't have a major impact on anyone else, but it will put me massively behind in work and it will then be really stressful later in the week having to try and catch up on lost time.

I just can't decide what to do. Please help!

YABU - suck it up and go to work, you'll probably be OK when you get there.
YANBU - listen to your body and go back to bed.

Suck it up and go to work. Drop hints that you feel unwell. If you're still too unwell at lunch, tell them you're going home. At least you showed up then and didn't leave anyone in the lurch without notice.

Obviously depending on what kind of job you do.

Take some paracetamol and go to work

Go to work. You’ll probably feel better once you’re up and about and not moping around.

Go to work . You sound snowflakey
Save the real sickness for days that matter.
Take lemsip and paracetamol
Get well soon

Thanks. I'm really not snowflakey as it happens - I usually push on through all sorts. But I understand why it sounds that way.

I just feel really off today and can't put my finger on what it is.

It sounds like what I would describe as feeling a bit under the weather. Those are the days when you can work but would rather not. If you go, you'll likely need an early dinner, bath and straight to bed to look after yourself for the next day, until this either passes or properly becomes something.

Ignore the daft responses above...

First of all I hate it when people come into work knowing they are sick and happily infect everyone with whatever bug they have.

As a manager I would much prefer one person to be off sick to recover properly rather than end up with a team full of sick people and an employee who is not going to perform well anyway because they are too tired/achy and who might also make mistakes in their work.

The Presenteeism culture in this country (as illustrated by the responses you have had so far...) is ridiculous and completely counter-productive.

Oh God. Don't do this. Either go to work with a brave face, intending to do a proper day's work, or stay at home. Don't go in and whine.

Take a Covid test

I'd go in and leave early if it gets worse

I did wonder about this but don't have any tests.

If you’ve got what I’ve got, stay home. I spent half the night awake, too hot, too cold, headachy… so glad I don’t have to go out today (self employed thankfully so I’ve just rearranged stuff for tomorrow). Feel better soon!

I've just had EXACTLY what you described, felt like a cold was coming but it never really developed.

I powered through, took echinacia and vitamin c, paracetamol as needed and got several early nights (with the help of sleeping tablets). It took a good week to start to go away.

I reckon covid. DD ended up in A&E last week with a fever and vomiting, GP sent her. They didn’t test for Covid but her vitals eventually picked up so we went home.

DH and I felt like you 48 hours later and we are still rough now 10 days in. My mums come down with it as well.

But the situation now is we carry on with Covid, I’d go to work if you can manage it. Day 1-2 I could have managed work, day 3-6 I could not. I’m on mat leave luckily. dh had to have one day off but worked Saturday (more than 5 days anyway)

You're sick, you know you're sick, stay off.

You probably got this because someone did the same. Break the cycle.

OP, I had the same thing recently. It turned out to be Covid. I'm pretty astonished at someone saying you sound snowflakey. As a manager, I want my team to be on form. Let's face it, you won't function at your full capacity feeling under the weather and you risk spreading it to your colleagues so the overall productivity is even further impaired.

I mean this kindly, but I puzzle over posts asking whether to go into work or not. Why can't you make up your own mind? I'm honestly not being a dick for the sake of it in asking this. I hope you feel better soon.

Sounds like you have covid.. this is exactly how I was the first day of it, then it hit like a ton of bricks 🙈

Yours sounds like a similar timeliness to me.. the middle few days were hideous and needed a day off work (+ my 2 days off)