It was really tough at work last week, because there were so many guys out sick.
The flu has been going around and a lot of guys have been under the weather.
I’ve been fighting a cold for weeks. Last weekend I had to work on Saturday. We had seven furnace repairs and installation jobs on the schedule. My boss scheduled five guys to work on those jobs. There were also two guys scheduled to work on any emergency calls that came to the shop. Unfortunately, the flu got all of the guys at the same time. Three guys called the Heating and AC repair shop on Saturday morning to say that they would not be able to come to work. I was hoping they were kidding when I got to the office, but I quickly realized that I was one of the only repair technicians to come to work. I suddenly wished I had the flu as well. I tried not to feel stressed out about the jobs that needed to get done. I had a furnace repair in the morning and I had another furnace repair scheduled for 1. I was supposed to get done around 3, but I knew that was out the window when I arrived and saw only a couple of guys in the workshop. I didn’t end up getting out of the office until after 7 and the boss asked if I would work on Sunday too. He promised to give me a day off during the following week, but it is Wednesday and I still haven’t had a day off.