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[pauraque_bk]

So, I guess I was marching towards my physical limit, without knowing it until I was there. This morning I got up and got dressed and then realized there was absolutely no way I could even make it to the bus stop to go to work, let alone do any work when I was there. There were strong arguments in favor of going to work at least for a little while:

1) I had left some stuff unfinished thinking I could do it today
2) I was the only one opening, and Boss would already be on her way to other store, so she probably couldn't get there and open in time
3) If she had to turn around and open our store, she would have to cancel interviews she was going to do

The spirit was willing, but the flesh was just, no. If it had been a matter of life or death to get to that store I MIGHT have been able to do it, but anything less than that, it wasn't going to happen.

I called Boss and got her voice mail, so I called Other Store Manager, which was probably better anyway because he has something she generally lacks: The ability to perceive when a situation is serious. He said he would figure something out and I hung up, and then I stayed in bed asleep or half-asleep for the rest of the day.

Boss called at some point and informed me that she was taking me off the schedule for the rest of the week, because next week she has to go to some trade show so "what happened today can't happen next week". I suspect that it wouldn't have "happened" in the first place if she had, you know, had me stay home when I was sick, rather than pushing it until I physically couldn't do it anymore.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_hannelore/]

So glad she's figured out how to predict the future. Except not.

I suspect that it wouldn't have "happened" in the first place if she had, you know, had me stay home when I was sick

This too.

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

There used to be an ad for cold medication here exhorting people to "soldier on". It was eventually pulled when the doctors' and pharmacists' guilds pointed out that this was the quick way to create not just one sicker person, but more infected people and possibly an epidemic. I'm glad you don't have to soldier on anymore and have some time to recover.

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

God, yeah. There's nothing more annoying than just not being able to stay in bed and get rid of the illness instead of dragging it out and going for pneumonia or whatever.

[pauraque]

The ironic thing is that Boss is semi-obsessed with health and alternative medicine, so you'd think she would realize this.

[wootsauce.livejournal.com]

"what happened today can't happen next week"
The deliciousness of blaming people for not resisting physical illness... makes me want to cut a bitch.

[pauraque]

If only I had more strength of character. :(