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This is a weird one to me; in my entire life, I have never been in a situation where a doctor’s note was required. Makes me feel like I’m on the advantaged side of a double standard in our society.
Has anyone else ever needed an actual doctor’s note for something?
Yes. Most retail jobs have required sick notes. Which is more bad, because most of them are part time and don't have health insurance here in the states. It's stupid.
Yeah, it's usually the shittiest jobs that need sick notes and will drug test you more often than just once when you're first hired. No one has given me shit about being ill or getting high for years.
To not use up an e-day (emergency leave day) I need to get a doctor's note to miss a shift. Having no doctor I show up sick and breathe on management until they go home or they send me home.
When I was doing shift work, I used to just call in sick if I was sick, and the supervisor called up someone else to cover. I was generally the first responder to pick up other people’s shifts, so nobody complained.
Now I have a certain number of sick days per year, and anything over that comes off holiday pay or would go onto long term disability, which would require a doctor’s note, but is significantly more serious than a sick day.
Have I been missing out on a third option all these years where a doctor can write me a note and my work is put on hold until I’m better without accruing sick leave days?
Never in 30 years. I think some companies want it as approval to come back to work after 3days off so the company is off the hook if employee came to work too sick and thus a danger to themselves and thus a liability