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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I think there is a big difference between "working when sick" and being courteous to those in the office who have to pick up your work when you are out.[/b]  
Anyone logical knows the difference between the two.

While I wouldn't ask anyone to work when sick, if someone on my team is out sick and we have a call/meeting/crisis of some kind, and the only person with the knowledge is out sick, we text them to ask for help. I've never had a single person complain and I have never complained.  Everyone happily helps out.  Frankly if its their project they would rather be asked so you don't screw up their work.

There's a difference between a career and a job.  If you are out sick and your job is to work at starbucks as a barista, no one is expecting you to "work while sick".  If you have a career, its a career. Its part of your life.  [b]A "sick day" does not mean you cease to exist.

I do the same on my end when I am out. I certainly am not available all day and answering emails if I am deathly ill, but if I can be helpful and I can manage it, I am happy to help out my staff.
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Disagree.  Being available when sick should not be an expectation.  As an occasional courtesy, yes but employees should not feel pressure to be "on call" just because their corporate culture advocates it.

The main point in unplugging when sick, is to get well quick--out of the office and away from various job-related interruptions.  [/quote]

I agree that to the extent that a person is sick or on vacation they should have the right to unplug.  However, being the type of person who "unplugs" requires some planning and forethought.  I am a moderate unplugger.   If a person wants or needs to unplug - fine.  However, depending on your job, you have to plan so that the work does not slip or you co-workers are not unduly burdened by your absence.  If you are out sick but you have a report due that day, you have manage that - could mean that you delegate or ask for an extension.  For me, I send an email in the morning to anyone who will be impacted by my absence (takes 10 minutes).  I also make myself available mid-day, if I am physically able, to field questions that my email did not answer.  As time has passed, my co-workers and my boss see how I work and they are fine with it and rarely bother me when I am out.  But it took me to take the initiative and put a protocol in place for myself that I follow every time. [/quote]

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