11 Sickness and related concerns
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The work culture in the US glorifies working through sickness (whether mental, physical, or otherwise). We don’t do that here:
As brilliantly explained in the CLEAR lab book, this will mean different things if you are experiencing an acute illness (e.g. a flu that can pass relatively quickly with proper care), or if you have a chronic illness or disability whose daily effects can be variable but persistent. Please talk to Gaurav so that we can set up ways for simultaneously maintaining our commitments to your health and wellbeing, and to your work in the lab.
11.1 Communication
If and when you get sick, please let Gaurav know when you are able. This will help us plan for what needs to be done to accommodate your commitments to work in the lab.1
1 This is just one of many reasons why I insist on your maintaining an active lab notebook that lays out your daily and weekly plan - if you need to be away from the lab, other members will step in to minimize disruptions to your plan.
In some cases, a sickness might get in the way of your other commitments, e.g. responsibilities as a TA. Please feel free to contact Gaurav if you need help navigating these commitments.
11.2 Medical resources
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