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Company Demands Employee Bring A Doctor’s Note To Prove They’re Sick, Regrets It When The Doctor Writes A Fake One
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Company Demands Employee Bring A Doctor’s Note To Prove They’re Sick, Regrets It When The Doctor Writes A Fake One

Company Demands That Employee Bring A Doctor’s Note To Prove They’re Sick, Regrets It When Doctor Intentionally Writes A Fake OneCompany Demands Employee Bring A Doctor’s Note To Prove They’re Sick, Regrets It When The Doctor Writes A Fake OneCompany Demands Employee Bring A Doctor’s Note To Prove They’re Sick, Regrets It When They Don't Show Up On FridayThis Man Will Miss More Work Days Than He Should, Thanks To His Company's Stubbornness When It Comes To Doctor's NotesGuy Complies With Company Demanding A 'Doctor's Note' For His Food Poisoning, Gets More Time Off Than IntendedCompany Demands Guy Get A Doctor's Note When He Gets Food Poisoning, His Doctor Gives Him More Time Off Than IntendedCompany Regrets Asking Employee For Doctor's Note To Prove Food Poisoning When He Doesn't Show Up On FridayBoss Forces Employee To Go To A Doctor Because They Need A Note Proving He's Sick, Regrets It After Doctor Prescribes More Days OffEmployee Is Forced To Go To A Doctor For A Note To Prove To His Boss He's Sick, Gets Revenge After Doctor Gives More Days OffEmployee Is Forced To Go To A Doctor To Prove To The Boss He's Sick, Makes The Boss Regret It After He Doesn't Come To Work On Friday
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Company policy. Two words that can sometimes do the organization more harm than good. And this example perfectly proves it. Recently, Reddit user /u/jaxmagicman made a post on r/MaliciousCompliance, talking about the time he got food poisoning. The company /u/jaxmagicman works for requires employees to bring a doctor’s note when they’re sick and refuses to make any exceptions. Even if the worker will miss more days than they would otherwise…

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When talking with senior managers of a large company, Liezl Groenewald from Ethics Institute heard one of them ask whether it is okay to bend the rules from time to time if it is for the greater good of the company.

“Performance-based judgment calls are managerial decisions to bend the rules because, in doing so, company or individual performance will be enhanced,” Groenewald wrote. “This is typically related to rewarding employees for good performance by making exceptions to established rules.”

“Faulty rules refer to ambiguous, out-dated or simply wrong rules in the eyes of the manager.”

Moreover, a study by the Academy of Management Executives (USA) revealed that 70% of executives bend company rules.  When asked why they do so, they mentioned three rationales for rule-bending, namely performance–based judgement calls, faulty rules and socially embedded norms.

“Organisations need to build a culture where the emphasis is on following the spirit of the law rather than the letter of the law.  A code of ethics should thus not be predominantly rules-based, but rather a combination of rules- and values-based.”

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Ale_Vidal23
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

everyone acting like it's almost a crime while here in switzerland it's normal

Uwe Theiss
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like in germany. I guess, in most european countries "social" just doesn't equal "communist" like in the USA.

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Herb Eaversmells
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everywhere I've ever worked requires a note to come back to work after missing three consecutive days. Mostly to prove you are well enough to work, and not going to infect other people.

Uwe Theiss
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in germany. That is completly normal here. But it is also normal here that you have unlimited sick leave. There are some rules, so you get a paycut after the first 6 weeks of being sick, but with one day at work the 6 weeks with full sick pay start again. Also that is enforced by law. Nothing a company can choose. If you are not living in a third world country a healthcare like that should be normal. The only downside is, you have to have proof so that idiots have it harder to scam the system that is here to save the weakest. Because of that, one day leaves are rare, cause a lot of companys want a doctors note also for the first day. But it is better vor your health to have some time for recovery. Overall I love our system after realizing how unhuman a lot of countries are in this regard. Two years before I didn't had to struggle with my 7 weeks of sick leave cause I can't work with a broken arm.

Stevie
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not quite right. The six weeks only start again if you have a NEW illness. If you've had a particular illness and you had your six weeks of fully paid leave you can't just go back for one day and the six weeks start again. In that case you'll get 'Krankengeld' instead of 'Lohnweiterzahlun'.

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Ale_Vidal23
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

everyone acting like it's almost a crime while here in switzerland it's normal

Uwe Theiss
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like in germany. I guess, in most european countries "social" just doesn't equal "communist" like in the USA.

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Herb Eaversmells
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everywhere I've ever worked requires a note to come back to work after missing three consecutive days. Mostly to prove you are well enough to work, and not going to infect other people.

Uwe Theiss
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in germany. That is completly normal here. But it is also normal here that you have unlimited sick leave. There are some rules, so you get a paycut after the first 6 weeks of being sick, but with one day at work the 6 weeks with full sick pay start again. Also that is enforced by law. Nothing a company can choose. If you are not living in a third world country a healthcare like that should be normal. The only downside is, you have to have proof so that idiots have it harder to scam the system that is here to save the weakest. Because of that, one day leaves are rare, cause a lot of companys want a doctors note also for the first day. But it is better vor your health to have some time for recovery. Overall I love our system after realizing how unhuman a lot of countries are in this regard. Two years before I didn't had to struggle with my 7 weeks of sick leave cause I can't work with a broken arm.

Stevie
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not quite right. The six weeks only start again if you have a NEW illness. If you've had a particular illness and you had your six weeks of fully paid leave you can't just go back for one day and the six weeks start again. In that case you'll get 'Krankengeld' instead of 'Lohnweiterzahlun'.

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