Feeling guilty? Stay home anyway if you’re ill

I’ve got a cold right now. As I sit here writing this, I’ve got a throat so sore I can barely talk along with fatigue, congestion and a cough. Because of this, I’ll be calling in sick to my day job tomorrow.
The thing is, even though I know that by doing that I’ll be following public health guidelines and doing my part to keep others healthy, I feel incredibly guilty about not going into the office. When I was talking about this the other day, I realized – our socie