• NewWorldOverHere@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m baffled that people are able to see their doctor quickly enough to get a note for proof that they were sick and need time off.

    Where are these easily accessible doctors?

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      In Germany, you just go to any physician and tell the receptionist, you need a day off. The vast majority don’t ask questions. And if they do, you say you got a stomach bug.

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        I’m pretty sure that’s not right, they cannot require a doctor’s note unless it’s over a certain number of days off. If it’s just the one day it’s unreasonable to require a note.

        As long as there is no consistent pattern of absences they should just accept that you are ill and leave it at that, (although if they’re feeling particularly petty, they can insist on a return to work interview). They are absolutely not supposed to ask for a doctor’s note for a single day off because it’s an enormous waste of everyone’s time, and of course if you are ill, you shouldn’t be moving around trying to get a doctor’s note.

        • matter@lemmy.world
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          It’s unreasonable to ask a doctor’s note for one day, and the cultural standard is not to, but it is legal in Germany to ask for one even for one day.

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            1 year ago

            In pretty much all the lower paying jobs you have to, because they cultivate basically American standards of suspecting any worker is just lazy.

    • i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      I use urgent care for this, because my GP is impossible to get an appointment with quickly. I wait maybe an hour to get seen and get a note, and medication if necessary.

      In the United States.

    • datelmd5sum@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      We have an app to our occupational health care provider and you just basically slide a DM to a doc if you need a note (3 days or more of sick leave iirc).