Hello U.K gang, I need some advice but didn't want to start a new thread.
I got an amazing job after 18 months of struggling with freelancing and being made redundant (I'm a graphic designer). The job is cool and in the movie industry.
On my first day walking to work I start sweating profusely (this was yesterday, monday) followed by feeling super run down all day. I now realise I have the flu.
Today I have left work at lunch time as I am a shivering/sneezing/coughing/aching mess and it's like my brain is in a cloud. This would be fine normally except:
1.It's my first week at this job, and both days I've been super ill.
2. The boss is rarely in, I've been for an interview, had a trial shift and worked one and a half days and have spent about 20 mins with him total (he didn't interview me)
3. I don't have my contract yet, I have been leaning on the boss that I need one but he's been too busy. Talking to the others who work there I can tell that it isn't because he is doing anything wrong he just has a brain like a sieve.
What do I do? I don't want to spend my whole first week out of action with no contract, and I don't want to reinforce I want a contract while taking time off as I'm worried that will reflect badly. From his point of view I'm worried it looks like I've joined the company and instantly started freeloading as soon as he isn't around.
The upside is I am good at what I do and he has been impressed with the work that I've put out in my short time being there.
My current plan is to battle in to work as many days as I can even if that means I get sent home right away... but that seems stupid and childish. The only other thing I can think of doing is saying to my boss if he doesn't want to pay me for my sick days it's no problem, if I take off tomorrow I would have been off sick longer than I've been in.
I really don't want to fuck up this opportunity.