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A doctor's note is not a reasonable ask, actually. It is actually unreasonable that work has so few days off available and that you need to take further of your
by plagiarist 3y ago
A doctor's note is not a reasonable ask, actually. It is actually unreasonable that work has so few days off available and that you need to take further of your own time to see a medical professional to give you permission to stay at home while you are ill.
- grugagag 3y agoAlso getting a doctors note while sick is hard if you’re feeling really unwell plus a doctors visit will cost you money if you don’t have insurance, and it will cost time too. For serios illness that requires a visit to the doctor is okay, probably not hard to obtain if already seeing a doctor.
- genocidicbunny 3y agoNot to mention that often, the illness is something where just some bed rest and relaxation for a day or two is all that's needed, so not much the doctor can really do, but by coming in you've potentially exposed a lot of other people to your disease.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoFurthermore, what's a doctor going to do for my cold or flu? I'd rather take the opportunity to drop by the pharmacy for some cough drops, fruit juice, and replace the battery in my thermometer. Lest we forget, though, Mary Mallon was an asymptomatic carrier who didn't feel sick, needed to work, and wasn't about to call in sick. In fact she defied forcible and controversial quarantine measures. So what's an asymptomatic carrier to do in 2023? Wear a mask?