Worker with 4 jobs and 5 roommates gets sick but managers force him to come in anyway: 'Now everyone has it including [my] managers'

Living with roommates and juggling multiple jobs at once is a challenge that few people are capable enough to manage. However, no one is impenetrable, and such individuals are bound to experience exhaustion and burnout at a certain point. After all, one should not need to hold so many positions just to afford a cheap room in a cramped apartment with five other adults. If you do not take issue with that fact in and of itself, then we might be beyond help.

The author of this story unfortunately got sick despite trying as hard as he could to avoid a stomach flu brought into his apartment by one of his roommate's kids (yes, there are even kids in this crowded place). Although he was able to call in sick at two of his jobs, the other two were less accommodating. Those managers forced him to come in since he didn't have a doctor's note that he could provide. Well, let's just say that backfired for everyone he came into contact with at work…

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