The only time I've been off work recently, I got forced to go home by my colleagues due to me having to take regular throwing up breaks.
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Wed 1 Oct 2003, 10:07,
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I had a couple of days off the other week for the first time ever, because I was told I was probably infectious, and they didn't want to give the rest of my department an excuse to take a week off.
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Wed 1 Oct 2003, 10:08,
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