Me: I’m not feeling well. Going to take a sick day.

Boss: Ok, feel better.

HR: You need a doctor’s note for the sick time to be approved.

Me: I just feel “blech” and need to rest.

HR: Doesn’t matter. We need a doctor’s note.

Me: [Slugs to urgent care, waits 3 hours to see a doctor]

Doctor: Just go home and rest.

Receptionist: That’ll be $35 for the co-pay.

Me: (twitch)

  • janonymous@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    15 days ago

    In Germany you can just call your general practitioner for the sick note, which will be sent digitally to your employer. Though you have go to them once a quarter to show them your insurance card. Cost = 0. Also you generally only need to when you’re sick more than 2 days.

    • Sockenklaus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      15 days ago

      Also you generally only need to when you’re sick more than 2 days.

      This, of course, depends on the contract you have with your employer.

      There are contracts that require you to present a sick note on your first sick day and contracts that require it on third or even fourth day and anything between…

      • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
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        15 days ago

        This is employer dependent in the US, too. I can Slack my boss and say “I’m feeling under the weather, going to unplug and rest today,” and she’ll say “Okay, no problem, feel better!”, and that’s the end of the conversation. Definitely the exception to the rule, though; I think OP’s situation is much more common.