thank you all for all the different perspectives and for listening to my venting. i actually had come down with a cold 4 weeks ago and had been out of work for that also. the woman did ask how i was when i got back to work that time. but since so soon after that episode, i went on sick leave again, they might be thinking i am faking it? i am not though. i even ran out of sick leave so it is leave without pay but they don't know that. the a/c swirls around my head and that is what is making me sick. but i will try not to take this personally, am just going to do my job and try to be nice to all. (oh and i got a nice warm beanie for my head)