I hate the sick note and all the culture around it.
When I went into work on Friday, they were complaining about being short staffed today due to the long weekend (Canadian Thanksgiving). Being a broke student, I offered to pick up an extra shift.
Long story short, I ended up getting sick (food poisoning, presumably from Thanksgiving dinner). I called in sick to work and was told I need to provide a doctor's note as “proof” of my illness due to the long weekend.
I normally don't even work on Tuesdays, and now I have to haul my ass to my family doctor and pay $40 for the pleasure of being sick. And not get paid for working today, because who gets sick time in this economy?
TLDR; Capitalism is absolutely soul crushing and there's truly no way to get ahead.