February 17, 2025
To whom it might Concern......
bert of Free Republic has been suffering from an allergic reaction to the antibiotic artciminicin and must spend at least three days in convalescence.
James Ronan MD PC FWC
Posted on 02/17/2015 4:12:16 PM PST by Olog-hai
Researchers at the University of Magdeburg argue that workers should be able to excuse themselves from work for short periods to reduce the burden on family doctors.
“The goal can be that employees should be able to report themselves sick for up to a week,” lead researcher Wolfram Hermann told Welt am Sonntag.
Hermann said that workers needing sick notes accounted for a large proportion of short-notice visits to doctors, taking up too much of their time. …
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Even as a teen I figured out that I didn’t need to explain why I wasn’t coming in to work that day, from that point on, I just called and told them that I wouldn’t be there.
I sometimes called in well. “Sorry boss, I just feel too good to come into work today.”
Agreed! It’s kinda stupid for employees to be required to get a doctor’s note saying they’re sick. It really doesn’t accomplish anything except to chew up the doctor’s time and patient’s time.
When you know you’re sick, you don’t need a doctor to confirm it for you! ... LOL ...
If an employee is inclined to “fake an illness” the doctor CANNOT TELL anyway! He has to take your word for it that you’re weak, or vomiting, or have diarrhea, etc.!
This would save a lot of time for patients and doctors. AND I don’t go to the doctor every time I’m sick, because basically the doctor CANNOT DO A DARNED THING about it anyway!
The trouble is with some jobs that have “sick days” that you can take. If you don’t have a doctor’s note, you can’t get the sick day, although you can stay home. That’s where it comes into play.
Oh, I forgot about that kind of stuff, I never worked under those conditions.
February 17, 2025
To whom it might Concern......
bert of Free Republic has been suffering from an allergic reaction to the antibiotic artciminicin and must spend at least three days in convalescence.
James Ronan MD PC FWC
Check your employers policy on sick leave and a doctors note. Often the note is not to verify you are sick, but to verify you are able to return to work.
Big difference and people are often confused.
That’s just common sense. If a worker has a generally good record for performance and trustworthiness, it’s silly to insist on a doctor’s note for short-term illnesses.
"Those conditions" pretty much mean "having a boss who doesn't treat you like an adult".
Sure, if somebody has an established pattern of malingering and being spotted at the bar after calling in "sick", stop cutting him any slack. In general, treating the entire workforce like that just wastes time and degrades morale.
Signed,
Epstein’s Mother
Stole my response. :-P
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