Was I wrong to call in?

Question

I have the flu. I work in a nursing home. I’ve had the flu since Tuesday with runny nose, sore throat, chest pains, and stomach ache. I was supposed to work today and tomorrow but my mom (a nurse practitioner) told me not to because I have the flu. Was I wrong? My fiancé seems upset about it.

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Absolutely not. Thank you for staying home. The elderly are at a much higher risk for complications with illnesses and especially the flu. I work in an assisted living facility and we have it posted all over the doors and facility to not even come in if you have flu like symptoms!! We also quarantine residents if they have symptoms or test positive for flu or any contagious illness really

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No this is literally why we have sick hours smh

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No, this needs to be more acceptable. I work with elderly as well and it drives me crazy when they get frustrated cause we call in. Elderly are at a higher risk, even the common cold could be fatal to them. You need to take time to recover. You did the right thing.

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I work in a skilled nursing facility and we're not allowed to work with the flu.

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You would be wrong for going into a place with a higher risk population and spreading your germs around. You did the correct thing by calling out.

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Elderly people can die from the flu. It's wrong to go to work, especially if you work in healthcare, when you're sick. I also work in healthcare

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When I worked at a hospital if you came in puking/with diarrhea you got sent right home and werent allowed to come back until you had stopped doing it for 24h, I would have called in sick too, better for you and the patients. Besides its miserable having to work with the flu.

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I worked in a nursing facility and they always said never come in sick... then they got mad when I called in sick even if it wasn’t regularly lol 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

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You done the best thing. You can’t work with elderly if you have the flu it’s so dangerous for them

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Your fiancé is upset that you’re not able to work? You can’t control that you’re sick

Was I wrong to call in?

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