I had a nasty cold last week that I couldn’t shake. Like everyone, I had deadlines to make and decided to muscle my way through.
I hit the wall on Thursday when we had a big commercial shoot. I was running the camera during an interview and had to stop halfway through because I was literally 2 seconds away from passing out. Luckily, we had someone there who was able to run the camera while I went home. The next day, Im back in the edit suite, with a 103 fever, finalizing a show for delivery.
Now, Im out of work with bronchitis and pneumonia. So the bottom line is, if you can get some work done without pushing yourself too much, fine. But like alcohol, know your limits. Sometimes you have to put your health at the forefront, tell that client the bad news and take some PT to get healthy again. A day or two to rest up is better than not being able to work at all for a week.