[mikkupikku]

You're taking his fever dream excuse at face value, and I think you probably shouldn't. It reads like a lame excuse to deflect personal responsibility, a cynical face-saving tactic.

If the illness was genuine, can he document that he advised management of this fever and they told him to submit an article anyway? It's not his bosses job to stick a thermometer up his ass every morning.

[vintagedave]

> You're taking his fever dream excuse at face value

Being sick with a bad fever is awful, it's a nightmare, and I cannot imagine making good decisions at the time.

I do not know if he was ordered to work while sick, but there are often implicit expectations in workplaces and this was a time-sensitive article.

[asadotzler]

>I do not know if he was ordered to work while sick

You don't know if they were even sick at all. In fact, when someone gets fired for cause, it's quite common for them to lie about the circumstances. That you take their comments at full value seems kinda naive.

[vintagedave]

No, but I think it's worth behaving with grace and kindness. If he claims that is the case, let's assume he is being honest. His other actions, such as proactively admitting fault, speak to honesty.

The statement also predated being fired, so far as we know the timeline.

[seethishat]

I agree. In my experience, no one cares when you are sick. No one. Maybe your mom, but that's it. Using it as an excuse when you make a mistake is even worse. People value responsibility... "Sorry, my bad, won't happen again", not excuses.