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I've never had a boss EVER that pressed me for information on why I took off sick. That's completely inappropriate for them to ask.
Every single employer I had until I was past 30 pressed for reasons when I called in sick. Some required doctor's notes. Granted, I'm middle aged and lived in a shitty conservative town where employers constantly broke the law and violated employee rights.
Makes sense. It also likely depends on blue callar vs. white collar jobs. Or low level vs higher level.
Yes, these were mostly low level blue collar jobs. As much as I hate corporations, sole proprietorships were way worse about violating worker's rights. They don't have established policies, HR departments, and all that kind of stuff. They have some rich fucker with a huge ego, and a few managers who are led by said rich fucker, so his attitude trickles down and affects everything. It sucks, especially in a smaller town with limited opportunities.
Screw those employers. Whenever they send one of their employees in to me to get a note, I give them way more off than they’d normally take.
You got a cold? The first 5 days suck the most and you’re most contagious during those days, so have 5 days off work. Oh, you only wanted today off and were considering going back tomorrow if you were feeling better? Sucks for your boss, I guess. My medical opinion is based on the disease, not your employee’s self-assessment.
Doctors being bros.