Also dunno if I've ever mentioned this EVERY TIME I am ill, but being ill is fucking BORING. My brain is too slow to do any proper work, my body will barely let me slump from bed to sofa, and all the fun things I had in my diary are cancelled. Plus, I don't get sick pay, so all the general worry and stress that I won't make my direct debits this month is the only thing I have for company.
If you're ill and you get sick pay, please stay home. Don't spread it around.