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Hi all, just want to get something off my chest.
Two weeks ago I caught something nasty; I had gastric flu for around 10 days. :( Puking, sweating, cramps, flu-like symptoms, muscle pain, the works... it was really awful, and I had to take 2 weeks off work. The last few days were mostly so I could recover and ensure I didn't pass whatever the bugs were onto my labmates, especially one of them who is pregnant. Compounding this, I couldn't take my meds for anxiety and depression so now I feel like all my old symptoms are coming back. I have to do a presentation on Friday. I feel like it's expected I would still give the talk despite being ill for 2 weeks but in the past my boss has said "health comes first".
I'm not sure if I can do a talk successfully in front of experts, without my medication being fully effective; and I wondering whether to ask if I can ditch the talk and speak at another mini-conference. However I feel like being off for so long has put me in the bad books. Today none of the lab people would speak to me, I just got on with my work. Will it seem like I am not showing enough interest if I say I don't feel like giving the talk, because I was ill recently? Does it seem like a copout?
CC
Hi all, just want to get something off my chest.
Two weeks ago I caught something nasty; I had gastric flu for around 10 days. :( Puking, sweating, cramps, flu-like symptoms, muscle pain, the works... it was really awful, and I had to take 2 weeks off work. The last few days were mostly so I could recover and ensure I didn't pass whatever the bugs were onto my labmates, especially one of them who is pregnant. Compounding this, I couldn't take my meds for anxiety and depression so now I feel like all my old symptoms are coming back. I have to do a presentation on Friday. I feel like it's expected I would still give the talk despite being ill for 2 weeks but in the past my boss has said "health comes first".
I'm not sure if I can do a talk successfully in front of experts, without my medication being fully effective; and I wondering whether to ask if I can ditch the talk and speak at another mini-conference. However I feel like being off for so long has put me in the bad books. Today none of the lab people would speak to me, I just got on with my work. Will it seem like I am not showing enough interest if I say I don't feel like giving the talk, because I was ill recently? Does it seem like a copout?
CC
As you depicted that your boss suggested you as "health comes first" then why you load?? why are you worried so?? I know it feels little embarrassing when we used return back in our office after such a long time,, but don't worry everything would well n fine in few days..
And lastly all the very best!!
