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squeaky-to-b t1_j9tp9vs wrote

Reply to comment by masterofmayhem13 in Should NJ Students Get 'Mental Health Days'? by greenhousecrtv

Tbh the idea of a doctor's note for sick days is the stupidest thing to me. 90% of the sick days I take from my job are for migraines. I'm not going to the doctor for a migraine, there's no need, and I certainly shouldn't be driving when I have one, but it's still a perfectly valid reason to take a sick day. The odds of me even being able to get a doctor's appointment to get a note before returning to work is slim, and I'm not paying the urgent care upcharge just to get a note. I guess maybe some people have a good enough relationship with their primary care doctor that they'd write a note without a visit?

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jerseysbestdancers t1_j9u3d9a wrote

Dudeeee I've had a migraine all week and I can't take off for it 🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭😭😭. Mental health days? I don't dream that big.

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squeaky-to-b t1_j9u5bws wrote

I feel like I jinxed myself because like half an hour after I made this comment I felt that twinge over my left eye...

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cladtidings t1_j9vsh4k wrote

This I totally agree with. If I'm under the weather, and I can't work that day, I'm not schlepping to my doctor and wasting his or her time by begging for a "note".

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