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Turned one day off into a full week off!

Here in middle earth we have some pretty strong labor laws. For the context of this, everyone who works for a wage is given ten sick days per year. These are paid as normal. Additionally, if your employer asks you to get a medical certificate for any less than three days, they must pay for it. I called in on Friday as I was feeling a bit shit, the job had been bringing me down and the manglers are fuckwits of the highest order. As well as a lack of sleep and other pressures A few hours later my manager called and asked for a medical certificate. Worked for me, I needed to visit the doctor anyway. Popped into the doctor, waited a couple of hours to be seen and had a chat. Doctor was pissed because I was wasting their time for some bullshit, powertripping manager so she flat…


Here in middle earth we have some pretty strong labor laws. For the context of this, everyone who works for a wage is given ten sick days per year. These are paid as normal. Additionally, if your employer asks you to get a medical certificate for any less than three days, they must pay for it.

I called in on Friday as I was feeling a bit shit, the job had been bringing me down and the manglers are fuckwits of the highest order. As well as a lack of sleep and other pressures

A few hours later my manager called and asked for a medical certificate. Worked for me, I needed to visit the doctor anyway. Popped into the doctor, waited a couple of hours to be seen and had a chat. Doctor was pissed because I was wasting their time for some bullshit, powertripping manager so she flat out asked if I wanted more time off. I wasn't going to say no to an offer like that so I ended up with the following Monday to Friday off too.

We had a full thirty minute slot, so I actually got a bunch of other stuff sorted and some new medications going. My favorite part: I'm enrolled in this particular practice so a doctors visit is usually about $45. The doctor confirmed that my workplace was paying so she added a bunch of fees and other shit. Made the bill closer to $500. Eh, I'm not paying for it.

There was extreme levels of snark when I emailed the receipt and medical certificate. Got a phone call from my mate saying my manager had lost her shit. So now it's Saturday night and I'm watching some LOTR and having a beer knowing I have still more than a week off.

TL:DR: Take as many sick days as legally possible. Managers don't care about your mental/physical health and expect you to waste time proving you're sick.

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