Starport Seven-Five
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 16, 2019
I can one up this. I used to work in the office of a manufacturing plant and went to work despite feeling iffy during my morning drive. By mid day I wasn't getting better so told my boss I was going to leave early. He made me follow plant protocol which is to go see the on site nurse before being excused sick. This was for a salary position where I was working 50+ hours a week and would have still been well over 40 hours despite leaving early. I had an hour drive back home ahead of me and the nurse trip delayed me another 45 minutes.My friend is a teacher and her school district requires a doctor's note after 2 days of being absent Can you imagine treating professionals like children?
Lesson learned: I never went to work feeling even slightly sick again.
Note: My sickness mentioned above is related to a chronic digestive condition so not something contagious. I don't go to work with the flu.