the petri dish

I'm still sick. I've been sick since before Christmas. It seems the office where I work is simply an environment that fosters illness. Half the staff have been out sick at some point since the New Year. It's hard for me to take time off from work for sick days since I don't actually have sick days. If I don't work, I don't get paid. So I go everyday to the office and continue sharing germs with everyone else. And so, I'm still sick.