Good evening Fausta. Are you really in Dubai? How awesome. You've pled your case here and you are going to be acquitted there too. Your supervisor was probably pushing everyone a little harder because of being understaffed. Forgive them, their lack of consideration and appreciation. When, and if, you must go before the manager, please stand your ground. It is not wrong to say that you feel bad that your production for the day was hampered by your illness. And in the same breath say, but you could not stop yourself from coming in, knowing you were short handed. Explain that you did what you could to stay away from others and kept your hands washed throughout the day. That you understand the pressures the supervisor is under, and were you healthier, would have been her top performer as usual.

You were given the opportunity to explain your condition when they asked 'why are you not #1 today?' When either at our best or our worst, we owe the company honesty, and had you explained your illness then, but that your short-handedness made you commit to work instead of rest, I believe there would have been less stress for you. We already have enough stress in our regular lives Fausta, that we do not need to invite more.

I wish for you a good nights sleep and with a new sunrise, a new day. I hope you are feeling better physically, but if you are becoming more ill, see the doctor and stay away from a production environment where others can be affected (infected). Hopefully from my response you can see that they had shoes to fill too, and are not always void of compassion. Now get that rest so you can feel better tomorrow. Good night. Respectfully, Philip M Brockman