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Anonymous wrote:Only if I use more than 3 day in a row, according to the rules.

Same. I will drag myself into the office for a day on the forth day or work from home to avoid the doctors, then three days restart.

how often are you sick for 7 days in a row. You make it sound like a regular occurrence.

No notes at my current employer. At a previous employer, it was 3 days. Once I had the flu, and instead of going into the doctor on the 4th day, I went to work. My manager nicely ripped me a new one, and told me not to come back until I was well. That was over ten years ago, and outside of maternity leave, I've never needed more than a day or two.

Anonymous wrote:Only if I use more than 3 day in a row, according to the rules.

same here.

Not until now. I rarely use sick time but when I do its for a good reason - either kids or myself. Recently had vertigo and some days I couldn't safely drive - from the outside I looked normal but days started to stack up and sure enough after a day 3 I was called by boss for a note. I got one but of course now I'm out for anything - had stomach virus boss brought to the office and was out 2 days..I went back in before I should have so I wouldn't have to go get a note..I wasn't sick enough for a doctors appointment. Its crazy if you ask me..If you look at my leave records you will see I don't use much but when I do I need it...but this boss is something special..

Only after 3 days, which has never happened outside of having babies, thank goodness and knock on wood.

Anonymous wrote:What if you are out sick with a stomach bug? I would never go to the doctor for that! For the most part because it's too risky being too far from the loo at any point in time!

No—because I’m an adult and my boss should take my word for it that I have a stomach bug. Nothing to do but wait it out.

Anonymous wrote:What if you are out sick with a stomach bug? I would never go to the doctor for that! For the most part because it's too risky being too far from the loo at any point in time!

I had a project manager try and demand a doctor's note when I was home sick with norovirus. It was right after Thanksgiving (my entire family caught the virus from a relative that came to dinner knowing they were still contagious!) and the PM was convinced I was trying to scam for more time at home with my family.

It was pretty humiliating having to explain to him that I couldn't leave my apartment to go to the doctor as I was pretty much guaranteed to crap myself before I made it out of the complex parking lot. I then proceeded to dry heave while still on the phone with him so I had to hang up on him because there was no chance I was *only* going to vomit.

This reminds me of a story - when I was in college, one summer I worked at a restaurant at the beach. I woke up with pink eye one day and called out, saying I was going to the nearby urgent care. Well, I guess the manager didn't believe me because he called the urgent care center and while I was being seen, a nurse came back and said, "um, your boss is on the phone?"

Anonymous wrote:Only if I use more than 3 day in a row, according to the rules.

Same. I will drag myself into the office for a day on the forth day or work from home to avoid the doctors, then three days restart.

Seriously ridiculous. It's a reason people drag themselves to work when they shouldn't, and get the rest of us sick. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/health/working-sick.html?_r=0

Anonymous wrote:Nope. I'm an adult who works for and with adults

Exactly. Seriously?

I think our policy is a note's only required after 3 or 5 consecutive sick days.

90% of the time I'm sick I don't go to the doctor. I'm not playing hooky either, I just don't run to the doctor with the flu or pneumonia.

Nope. I got one once when I was diagnosed with pneumonia and the doctor wanted me to stay home for at least a week. But I never needed it because my boss is a normal, decent person.

At my (large govt agency) office, the rule is that a note is needed for 3 or more days of sick leave in a row OR if you are on "leave restriction". Usually people on leave restriction have a track record of suspected abuse of sick leave.