Nowadays, many people continue working during their illness due to the importance of the tasks that they must perform, leading to infecting others or harming themselves. I believe that sick individuals should take a break and stay home. I will explain why.
Primarily, people feel exhausted during their illness, which means that they cannot fully focus and perform all tasks accurately. Studies have shown that the brain’s neurons and nerve cells lose the ability to perform most of their functions during the ill period, which translates into poor concentration. If individuals tried hard to focus, these cells would lose more of their abilities to do their work, they need only senses of relaxation and satisfaction to back working.
Furthermore, going outside during the sick period is also dangerous for others, sick persons may infect their colleagues in the workplace, clients, or even people on the streets, especially old people, people who have already diseases, and children, who may put their lives at risk because they have a weak immune system. Besides that, colleagues may also lose their concentration and cannot work perfectly.
However, we should prioritize our health over our jobs, because if we lose our jobs we can find others, but if we lose our health, we cannot return it. In addition, losing health may lead to losing our job.
In conclusion, it’s essential to know the value of our health and take care of it during illness even if the tasks are very important. In contrast, we should also take into consideration the importance of others’ health. That’s why it’s essential to take a break from the job and stay home.