I spent my first day at work in Bed   (or at least 1/2 of it, that is) !!! I got the flu!!! It's a joke, right? I
look for a job for 16 months, finally get one and on my first day I get
sick. I went in long enough to attend the staff meeting and set
up my voice and e-mail then I went home and went to bed. I figured it was better to leave than let my new boss see me throw up...lol. 
She's so awesome, there were flowers on my desk when I went in welcoming
me to the office. And you know I felt terrible about leaving but
it was obvious that I needed to be home in bed...I couldn't even focus. Yet, the last
thing I wanted to do is give a bad impression on the first day by leaving early!!! Arrrrrrh!!!
And I know she understood but still...
I'm feeling better so hopefully tomorrow I'll just be weak but at least
able to sit up and have a conversation without wanting to
put my head down on my desk. 
So, if you guys have any funny
work stories about stuff like this I'd love to hear them cause I'm
kinda bummed about the whole day. 
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Just a quick - Me too! - Im sick also with the flu - just checking in to see how you did - Sorry that your sick - take some Thero-flu - it has helped me so much today - takes away the aches and pains and allows you to rest - that with Vic's Nyquil tonite and you sleep like a baby - Good luck and I'll say a pray for you and you say one for me and we should both get better.
Certainly hope you get through it! At least there's only 3 more days. sort of a 'bright' side!
I had just hired a new on-call employee for my jail screening team at a juvenile justice agency, and I was psyched - - the new hire was a guy and a Native American, bringing an entirely new and welcome perspective to my largely Anglo and female team. Unfortunately, New Hire Guy decided to celebrate by getting really, really drunk and then beating his girlfriend - - the Sheriff's Office was contacted, he was arrested and jailed, and I had to fire him immediately due to the nature of the alleged offense and the contact with law enforcement that would compromise his ability to do his job.
The moral of the story is: Getting the flu and expelling fluids from all regions of your body is okey dokey with employers. Domestic violence ain't.
Hope you're feeling better and able to enjoy your work - - show 'em what ya got!
On my first day at my job, the bus I was riding got into an accident and it made me late for work. That is the absolute worst impression to make. I of course naively told the truth and of course my boss gave me the "yeah sure" look. And believe it or not it took years for me to shake that "rep" for being a late arriver no matter how reliable I was after that, that guy always thought the worst of me. Thank God for civil service or I woulda been outta there for sure.
Take care of yourself and remember... starve a cold feed a fever... I think.... or is it feed a cold and starve a fever...
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So sorry you're sick, and on your first day of work! Well I hope you start feeling better real soon!!
I've gotten really bad at making visits and comments, but at least I do get to hope you're feeling better and loving your new job.
Sherry
Sorry you got sick!
Hope you're feeling better!
Huggggggggggggggggggz,
Taylor
When I read that one of the catagories was "YOU'VE COME ALONG WAY BABY" I instantly thought of YOU...come on, seriously! THAT WAS A NO BRAINER!!!
You open up the book of LONG WAY BABIES and there's YOUR PHOTO!!!
Happy New Year and don't let the bug get you down...look at the whole picture, the long term. It was a rocky start but by GOD, a start!
But I will tell you this...I have not had a cold since knowing my fiance (a coincidence?) NO, ever since knowing him, he has made me take one of those AIRBORNE or WALBORNE just about every day. One a day has kept the kukamunga kruds AWAY!!!! And I used to get sick with the changing of the wind. Just a thought...what could it hurt...take one each morning (they don't taste THAT bad) and think of it as keeping your defense shields UP. And of course get rest and exercise and eat well yaddi yaddi...
Congratulations and WAY TO GO MAH SISTAH'FRIEND!!!!! You most certainly deserved it!
My only question....whatta' gonna' do for a follow up act???
Namaste, -pr-
It can only get better babe!
Love ya
Lucy
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I might have come a long way but I still got a long way yet to go!!! Wish me luck!!!