
Squidward lies on a beach chair, enjoying his break, when a garbage-covered SpongeBob comes along. Krabs boasts that he can do all the work blindfolded with one claw tied behind his back. SpongeBob asks who will work while he is away, and Mr. Krabs to tell SpongeBob to go home until he feels better. The customers are turned off by the sickly employee and leave, prompting Mr. SpongeBob delivers an order while covered in garbage.

The vinegar burns his legs and he falls all over the place, into a pile of garbage.

Concluding pickles are like cucumbers, he dumps the pickles and their vinegar onto his legs. He thinks about putting cucumbers on his wounded legs, but only sees pickles. He then smears hot mustard onto his fried legs to attempt to conceal the crisp, only for it to worsen his pain rather than healing it. Using home remedies, SpongeBob soaks his feet in hot water, then freezing ice water, then boiling oil. He then suggests Squidward "make him scarce." Squidward mirthfully leaves, and SpongeBob is relieved, until he notices his eye itches, his throat feels scratchy, and his mouth is dry. He learns that it is because he thinks Squidward is ill and he is afraid to catch it. He notices SpongeBob is acting odd, which is affecting business. Krabs to tell him Squidward is sick, but Mr. Squidward coughs into it, so SpongeBob panics. When SpongeBob prepares to deliver an order, Squidward notices him wearing a gas mask. He concludes that Squidward is fine and healthy, and then tells him to get back to work. He suggests Squidward to go home to get better. He dubs it as " squid's disease" and SpongeBob worries that he will catch it.

He tells SpongeBob that he has a scratchy throat, a dry mouth, and an itchy eye. While talking to SpongeBob, he gets the idea to fake being sick to get away from him. In the beginning of the episode, Squidward fantasizes about being outside on a nice day, but in reality, he is stuck working at the Krusty Krab.
