Working From Home

Since I returned to work early February after heart surgery, I’ve been only going in to the office three days a week due to dialysis. With the ramp up in COVID-19 hysteria, I think I need to talk to my boss about working from home more often, maybe only go in to the office once a week for meetings. The issue is that both me and my parents are in the high risk group, which has a much higher mortality rate. From cdc.gov:

In the past, my primary doctor and the dialysis clinic have been pretty adamant about me getting the flu shot each year. They said even regular influenza is dangerous for me being diabetic and on dialysis. This current pandemic is definitely a lot worse. I’ve been using up a lot of vacation time to cover my Tuesday/Thursday absences. Maybe it’s time to switch to 3/4 time and the corresponding 25% reduction in salary.