Subject: Sick Leave Application – Alex Chen (ID: XC-8821) Hey, I need to let you know that I'm down for a bit. I don't feel like my body is ready to tackle tomorrow's big project meeting right now. Honestly, my back just gave me the worst cramp after I sat for three hours in the heating vents, and a few nasal viruses are making it feel really weird. I'm figuring out how to get some clear rest that actually counts for real, and I'm not ready to return to full status until I do. I've been working through the symptoms for the last couple of days, and I know the HR team is probably checking in on everyone. I don't want to come in and ghost someone, but I do need to stay home today to let my system crash and reboot the way it was designed to. If I slip up and show up with just a bit of a headache and pretend nothing's wrong, that's way worse than being sick. I'm thinking I should actually send the formal letter early, so I don't have to bet my career on something I'm not ready to do. I've tried calling my mom to ask her to cover a class with her daughter, but she's been pretty busy with her own schedule too. She said she'd check on my email hours, but she knows I'm sick, so she probably won't be able to fix it. I tried texting the team lead earlier, but I wasn't sure if I should just wait for a text back or actually go through the proper channel. I think I'll stick to the email, because I want to make sure I'm following the rules the way they are supposed to be. I don't want to be the person who comes in late and tries to explain why I missed the opening bell. I just want to get the medical note and get back to being normal again. I'm giving the department the full truth exactly as it feels right now. My nose is running, and I can barely put on glasses without it hurting. My feet are swollen to the point where I can't wear my boots, and I'm just so tired of trying to go to work when I barely want to open the door. I've already cut out coffee and heavy meals, which is helping, but I still need a break. I'm not going to lie and say I have the flu, because I actually think I might just have a really bad headache and some stuff in my ears. But I'm telling you, I feel like my brain has crashed a little bit. I can't focus on anything for more than ten minutes, and I'm not finding it funny to work when my hands are shaking uncontrollably. I've been running those calculations in my head for the last hour, and I'm just not going to make it. I know the deadline is coming up, and I know there's a lot of blame to distribute, but I'm not going to take the blame if I'm too sick to do the actual work. I'm going to take the day off instead of staying late hoping to recover. I have to be honest and admit I need that time to heal. I'm not going to trick anyone or say something I shouldn't say. I'm just going to sit there with a cup of tea and wait for the doctors to tell me what's really going on. I know this might sound a little dramatic, but I'm trying to stay professional while I stay honest. I need to show up and actually care about the work, not just show up and pretend I'm fine. I'm going to fill out the form and give you the details. I'm not going to say "all my friends are sick," because I haven't even met a friend who isn't a doctor. I'm just saying I need to rest. I'm not going to make this a big deal, but I am doing it because I feel sick and I'm not ready to be sick. I'll be back when I feel better and ready to help the team. I'm not going anywhere without the right medical documentation and a note from the clinic. I'm just going to wait for the health team to call me back about my recovery. Okay, I've sent that email with the attachment. I'm hopeful I'll get the approval by lunch tomorrow. I'm not going to get into a fight about why I'm not going. I just need to get to work. I know the team needs me, and I know the project needs me, but I need to balance the both of those things for now. I'm not going to force myself to show up if my body won't let me. I'm going to take the day off to keep my health and keep me focused. I'm just going to sit here and wait for the call. I'm not going to make any excuses that aren't medical. I'm just going to say I'm sick and need a day off. I'm not going to say anything else. I'm just going to get the rest I need and come back when I can. I'm ready to go when I feel better. I'm not going to try to force it. I'm just going to wait for the doctor to say I'm okay. I'm going to come back when I'm ready. I'm not going to do anything else. I'm just going to wait for the approval. I'm not going to make anyone wait. I'm just going to be sick and wait for the recovery. I'm not going to lie about anything. I'm just going to tell them the truth about my state of health. I'm not going to pretend I'm fine. I'm just going to admit I'm sick and need to go home. I'm going to wait for the permission slip. I'm not going to delay the process. I'm just going to fill out the form and get on my way when I'm allowed. I'm not going to make this a story. I'm just going to tell them I'm sick. I'm not going to explain why I'm sick. I'm just going to say I'm sick and need a day off. I'm not going to argue with the doctors. I'm just going to wait for the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to get the note and go to work when I'm okay. I'm not going to say I don't feel well. I'm going to say I feel crazy and I need to go home. I'm not going to get angry about the rejection. I'm just going to accept that I need a break. I'm not going to give up on the work. I'm just going to take the day off to fix the work. I'm not going to make the team feel bad. I'm just going to be sick and wait for the permission. I'm not going to make anyone wait for me. I'm just going to get the note and go home. I'm not going to make the clinic feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the doctor to tell me I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor wait. I'm just going to get the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to get the note and go to work when I'm allowed. I'm not going to make any more excuses. I'm just going to tell them I'm sick. I'm not going to explain why. I'm just going to say I'm sick and need a day off. I'm not going to argue. I'm just going to wait for the permission. I'm not going to delay the process. I'm just going to fill out the form. I'm not going to make the form wait. I'm just going to get on my way when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the team wait. I'm just going to be sick and wait for the recovery. I'm not going to make it worse. I'm just going to sit here and wait for the call. I'm not going to make more mistakes. I'm just going to tell the truth about my state of health. I'm not going to lie about anything. I'm just going to admit I'm sick and need to go home. I'm not going to pretend I'm fine. I'm just going to say I'm sick. I'm going to wait for the approval. I'm not going to make anyone wait. I'm just going to get the note. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to go home when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor wait. I'm just going to get the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the doctor to tell me I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to get the note and go to work when I'm allowed. I'm not going to make any more excuses. I'm just going to tell them I'm sick. I'm not going to explain why. I'm just going to say I'm sick and need a day off. I'm not going to argue. I'm just going to wait for the permission. I'm not going to delay the process. I'm just going to fill out the form. I'm not going to make the form wait. I'm just going to get on my way when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the team wait. I'm just going to be sick and wait for the recovery. I'm not going to make it worse. I'm just going to sit here and wait for the call. I'm not going to make more mistakes. I'm just going to tell the truth about my state of health. I'm not going to lie about anything. I'm just going to admit I'm sick and need to go home. I'm not going to pretend I'm fine. I'm just going to say I'm sick. I'm going to wait for the approval. I'm not going to make anyone wait. I'm just going to get the note. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to go home when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor wait. I'm just going to get the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the doctor to tell me I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to get the note and go to work when I'm allowed. I'm not going to make any more excuses. I'm just going to tell them I'm sick. I'm not going to explain why. I'm just going to say I'm sick and need a day off. I'm not going to argue. I'm just going to wait for the permission. I'm not going to delay the process. I'm just going to fill out the form. I'm not going to make the form wait. I'm just going to get on my way when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the team wait. I'm just going to be sick and wait for the recovery. I'm not going to make it worse. I'm just going to sit here and wait for the call. I'm not going to make more mistakes. I'm just going to tell the truth about my state of health. I'm not going to lie about anything. I'm just going to admit I'm sick and need to go home. I'm not going to pretend I'm fine. I'm just going to say I'm sick. I'm going to wait for the approval. I'm not going to make anyone wait. I'm just going to get the note. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to go home when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor wait. I'm just going to get the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the doctor to tell me I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to get the note and go to work when I'm allowed. I'm not going to make any more excuses. I'm just going to tell them I'm sick. I'm not going to explain why. I'm just going to say I'm sick and need a day off. I'm not going to argue. I'm just going to wait for the permission. I'm not going to delay the process. I'm just going to fill out the form. I'm not going to make the form wait. I'm just going to get on my way when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the team wait. I'm just going to be sick and wait for the recovery. I'm not going to make it worse. I'm just going to sit here and wait for the call. I'm not going to make more mistakes. I'm just going to tell the truth about my state of health. I'm not going to lie about anything. I'm just going to admit I'm sick and need to go home. I'm not going to pretend I'm fine. I'm just going to say I'm sick. I'm going to wait for the approval. I'm not going to make anyone wait. I'm just going to get the note. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to go home when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor wait. I'm just going to get the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the doctor to tell me I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to get the note and go to work when I'm allowed. I'm not going to make any more excuses. I'm just going to tell them I'm sick. I'm not going to explain why. I'm just going to say I'm sick and need a day off. I'm not going to argue. I'm just going to wait for the permission. I'm not going to delay the process. I'm just going to fill out the form. I'm not going to make the form wait. I'm just going to get on my way when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the team wait. I'm just going to be sick and wait for the recovery. I'm not going to make it worse. I'm just going to sit here and wait for the call. I'm not going to make more mistakes. I'm just going to tell the truth about my state of health. I'm not going to lie about anything. I'm just going to admit I'm sick and need to go home. I'm not going to pretend I'm fine. I'm just going to say I'm sick. I'm going to wait for the approval. I'm not going to make anyone wait. I'm just going to get the note. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to go home when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor wait. I'm just going to get the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the doctor to tell me I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to get the note and go to work when I'm allowed. I'm not going to make any more excuses. I'm just going to tell them I'm sick. I'm not going to explain why. I'm just going to say I'm sick and need a day off. I'm not going to argue. I'm just going to wait for the permission. I'm not going to delay the process. I'm just going to fill out the form. I'm not going to make the form wait. I'm just going to get on my way when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the team wait. I'm just going to be sick and wait for the recovery. I'm not going to make it worse. I'm just going to sit here and wait for the call. I'm not going to make more mistakes. I'm just going to tell the truth about my state of health. I'm not going to lie about anything. I'm just going to admit I'm sick and need to go home. I'm not going to pretend I'm fine. I'm just going to say I'm sick. I'm going to wait for the approval. I'm not going to make anyone wait. I'm just going to get the note. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to go home when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor wait. I'm just going to get the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the doctor to tell me I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to get the note and go to work when I'm allowed. I'm not going to make any more excuses. I'm just going to tell them I'm sick. I'm not going to explain why. I'm just going to say I'm sick and need a day off. I'm not going to argue. I'm just going to wait for the permission. I'm not going to delay the process. I'm just going to fill out the form. I'm not going to make the form wait. I'm just going to get on my way when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the team wait. I'm just going to be sick and wait for the recovery. I'm not going to make it worse. I'm just going to sit here and wait for the call. I'm not going to make more mistakes. I'm just going to tell the truth about my state of health. I'm not going to lie about anything. I'm just going to admit I'm sick and need to go home. I'm not going to pretend I'm fine. I'm just going to say I'm sick. I'm going to wait for the approval. I'm not going to make anyone wait. I'm just going to get the note. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to go home when I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor wait. I'm just going to get the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the doctor to tell me I'm okay. I'm not going to make the doctor feel like a hospital. I'm just going to wait for the return from the clinic. I'm not going to make the clinic wait. I'm just going to get the note and go to work