THIS is true wisdom
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Our company has a policy that if you're sick for 2 days or more, you have to have a doctors note to return. So faking sick comes with a price tag for me. Also, any time I've ever joked about being sick, I actually end up sick. I'll just call around and get someone to cover for me, then tell my supervisor I'm taking a personal day instead of earning some bad karma.
I've also worked at places where the boss demanded a doctor's note to return to work. I just said "No, I'm not doing that." That's always been the end of it. I returned to work once I was well and continued we all continued on as if it never really was about health and safety in the first place. Lots of places have policies on the books that are either outright illegal or unenforceable, but they get people to tow the line out of fear. If a few of us call their bluff, it's better for them to quietly move on so that we don't escalate the situation and shine a light on that policy. If word got around that the policy was unenforceable, they wouldn't be able to bully the rest into compliance.
Moreover, not every "sick leave" is something that is contagious, migraines for example. I've even taken a sick day preemptively because I got to work and discovered that I'd have to work in close proximity to someone that was actually sick and contagious, but refused to stay home.
Also, if the company is requiring a professional evaluation in order to work, surely that is something that will be fully expensed to the company. I suppose that dynamic would be different under universal healthcare. But sending people that are recovering from a contagious disease that will resolve itself on its own would still be an incredible strain (and an unnecessary one) on the entire system.
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I prefer monday. Fridays are often when nothing new is started and people leave early. So full pay for half day of easier than normal work.
Mondays are when shit is started and they're often extra long
LOL, not everywhere is like this. Fridays are always the day an emergency project gets dropped in my lap that absolutely must be done before the next Monday because somebody else has a deadline they need to meet (that they've known about for months) and they need our work for a critical part of it, but they never seem to remember until Thursday night.
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Orangeist
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LOL, not everywhere is like this. Fridays are always the day an emergency project gets dropped in my lap that absolutely must be done before the next Monday because somebody else has a deadline they need to meet (that they've known about for months) and they need our work for a critical part of it, but they never seem to remember until Thursday night.
I'm sure it's not an universal thing hah, it is just how it works at my job
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I took a single day of fake sickleave recently, to be able to actually work on a worktask i needed to finish, and not be interrupted by meetings
Take a real sick day to go see a therapist that's psychopath behavior
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I think I need "kitty" to have three syllables before I can enjoy that.
Skibbidikittidy
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Is it a fake sick leave if I need a one day break to fix my mental health? I don’t think so.
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I'm sure it's not an universal thing hah, it is just how it works at my job
Oh yeah, I was just venting. Every place has their quirks. I wish I had your lowkey Fridays.
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Is it a fake sick leave if I need a one day break to fix my mental health? I don’t think so.
Bad mental health is a sickness. If people have mental illness they don't just sit there and deal with it, they go to a doctor to get it fixed or at least under control. I have no qualms in talking a sick day off to get away from it all when I'm overwhelmed. If my employer says otherwise, then fuck them, I'll find a place to work where they respect that.
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Oh yeah, I was just venting. Every place has their quirks. I wish I had your lowkey Fridays.
We pay it in 12 hour days during the week if it is busy. Easy Fridays make those easier
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Just getting a doctor's note costs something in the US? Whenever I need a note I call my GP and ask the receptionist to write me one. The doctor doesn't even do anything except sign the paper that the receptionist prints out! Charging for that seems crazy
I don't think they mean an actual price
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I'm a school bus driver. Our district has a policy that for paid holidays (e.g. Labor Day) you have to show up for the work day prior and the work day following, or you don't get paid for that holiday. This is ostensibly to prevent people from stretching a three-day weekend into four or five consecutive days off by taking pretend sick leave. I was a white-collar worker (programmer) for my whole career before this and never encountered any kind of rule like this.
Why would people having a long holiday be an issue in the first place?
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Oh yeah, I was just venting. Every place has their quirks. I wish I had your lowkey Fridays.
Can confirm, low-key Fridays are a thing at my job as well
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Bad mental health is a sickness. If people have mental illness they don't just sit there and deal with it, they go to a doctor to get it fixed or at least under control. I have no qualms in talking a sick day off to get away from it all when I'm overwhelmed. If my employer says otherwise, then fuck them, I'll find a place to work where they respect that.
I dont make enough to afford a shrink, But I do get one day a sick leave per month to use when I can't get out of bed.
Trust me, I would love to see a head doctor, But this is the best I can do right now
It doesn't mean I don't have mental illness it means i'm doing the best I can with what I got
