I worked in the rain while i was sick today. That's why i prefer to work for small businesses, and often have been the only employee of some proprietor run business. Because I will be dedicated and try my absolute hardest regardless of who i'm working for, and I need that to matter.
At a big business you're just a small part of the machine, and they'll use you until you break and absorb the loss of you until they can get a replacement. And that works for some people because they can be as selfish (complimentary) as this world can often demand we be just to stay healthy. I've done it. It's a valid choice, and sometimes a necessary one.
I do tend to fair better at places like where i work now. Run by a single mom trying really hard to make this work for all of us. Out of the last three years i've worked for her the first two years were spent as her only employee. Now i'm senior over two more employees. And that means things like: my input has helped form policy, and: whether or not i do my job well has a big impact on how well the business does.
The flip side to that is, if i call in sick, the business looses a big chunk of income and has to cancel clients last minute, and this business isn't big enough to take hits like that lightly. I gotta clock on. And even though boss would totally let me call off sick (and even has five days of sick pay saved up per employee, because she's trying really hard to be a legit business and a good boss) if i'm still willing to offer it, she needs the help.
But the truth is, i was always going to come in when i said i would and do the work i said i'd do unless i'm 100% unable anyway.
So i usually do best in a situation where that level of effort 100% matters
also, never you fear, i work 99% outside and alone i'm not getting other people sick (and i took two covid tests to be sure i felt comfortable risking that [and i wore a mask the 1% of the time i was at all near any other people])
ANYway. i worked sick in the rain today to keep the ship afloat. sniff hack. i'm a good thing.
My boss ran some errands and went to a Thai restaurant and told them i was sick and they made me a soup that isn't on their menu <3
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day one of trying to find a digital style that works for me, here have a daisy
image id: a digital drawing of daisy tonner from the magnus archives. she is drawn in a side profile from the neck up facing the left. she is a white woman with red hair pulled up into a bun. she has a sharp jaw and slightly crooked nose, and blue eyes with a stern or angry expression. her visible eye is highlighted red, as is her mouth and the inside of her ear. the dark grey lineart is highlighted with sketchier white lines
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woke up this morning and immediately had to run to the bathroom to throw up. looked up if raising your progesterone and estrogen dose could cause that, and found out that this is morning sickness 👍
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Hehehe made 125$ from surveys/mistplay so I can treat myself tomorrow on primeday☆
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