When an employee at an Alberta, Canada, location explained to his physician that company policy requires a doctor's note for sick days, this medical pro had the best response.
After backing up his patient for doing the right thing, the doctor had no problem telling it like it is. "...you feel his time and mine should be wasted by making him sit in the walk-in clinic for hours and me spending time writing a sick note that I could be spending on people who genuinely need my attention," he wrote. Frosty. Then for the grand finale he dropped this sass bomb on them: "Please reconsider your policy on this—there are surely better ways of wasting your tax dollars."
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The reason these businesses have doctor note policies is because of the rampant abuse from employees that call of sick habitually.
ReplyDeleteThose that abuse the system seem to call off on nice days, or come back to work the next day with a new hairdo or other.
Those are the same people that complain that $7.35/hour is unfair to flip hamburgers
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ReplyDeleteExactly! I suppose if the doctor's employees called out frequently his attitude would change. How about just doing your job, instead of adding snark to the note? As a doctor, he can't tell if someone has a cold?? I'm not talking a test, simple obversation would do if he's a professional.
Here's an idea...if those $7.35/hr workers are unreliable, spend more on reliable workers!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking you drive around until you find the store with the most expensive gas, food, clothes, etc. instead of wasting your $7.35 an hour at Walmart and Sam's.
DeleteA lot of people call in sick from catching March Madness.
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