How do you decide whether you should go in when sick?
I’m the type to call out only if I believe I’m very contagious and if I’m in a ton of pain. I started a new job at the beginning of the month and had to once. I was up all last night with intense pain that I’m pretty sure is an ovarian cyst rupturing. I think the peak of the pain is gone now but I really feel like I should go to the ER, but I have work tonight and feel pretty bad calling out again since I’m both new and it happened 2 weeks ago. There’s an on call server scheduled, and my shift isn’t for 6 hours. Don’t know if I should hold onto hope that I’ll be good enough to walk around tonight or if I should prioritize my health and go to the ER. I’m mostly worried about the image this gives me and how it affects me staying with the restaurant long term.
Posted Jun 15, 2025, 3:06 PM UTC