Sick day choice: nap all day or power through one email

Last Tuesday I woke up with a nasty cold and had to pick between sleeping it off or sending one urgent proposal to a client I'd been wooing for weeks. I chose the email because I was afraid to lose the gig, but I made so many typos and sent a spreadsheet with the wrong numbers - the client ended up ghosting me anyway. Has anyone else ever forced themselves to work sick and totally botched something simple?

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sandragrant9d ago

Used to think pushing through was smart. Not anymore.

blake_kelly198d ago

But what if "pushing through" actually rewires your brain to ignore real warning signs? I read something about how your body stores stress chemicals when you override pain, and they don't just disappear. So maybe stopping isn't giving up, it's actually letting your system reset.

jana5098d ago

Pushing through sick messes up your body clock for weeks sometimes, changing your sleep for way longer than you'd expect.