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<blockquote data-quote="herbigharo32" data-source="post: 1507824" data-attributes="member: 19728"><p>Even if I did go to a doctor, providing that doctor's note would be setting a really, REALLY BAD precedent. My reasoning behind not providing a dr's note for short term absences is how it affects the next person. For example, John Doe has been working at UPS for 6 months and makes an average of $150.00 a week after taxes. He comes down with a flu or cold and takes 1 or 2 days off to recover. A visit to a doctor in his case would be a measure of last resort because doing so will likely cost the entire paycheck. Furthermore, going to a physician as measure of last resort will likely result in John Doe having already made recovery making obtaining a Dr's release to work highly unlikely even if he did go. </p><p></p><p>Bottomline, such draconian rules of requiring dr's notes is not even in the UPS standard operating procedures regarding absences 3 or less days. In the 6 years 6 months working in this hub, not one time have I been asked to provide a dr's note for short term illness until today. Several times in the past, I did go to a doctor for an ailment and obtained a note and receipt. Since not being asked for them at those times in years past, the papers where filed in my medical folder. </p><p></p><p>From the perspective of UPS, requiring doctors notes for short term absences to curb potential abuse of call-ins will do NOTHING to curb chronic abusers. One who calls in often will simply change the line up of excuses to NOT including illness of any kind. In addition, a company sending 1000's of employees needlessly to the doctor each week WILL cost the health plan a pretty penny for sure.</p><p></p><p>For supervisors: UPS already has procedure in place for handling those abusing call ins: Options days! If a person uses up all their option days and calls in more, progressive procedure of discipline is already in place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="herbigharo32, post: 1507824, member: 19728"] Even if I did go to a doctor, providing that doctor's note would be setting a really, REALLY BAD precedent. My reasoning behind not providing a dr's note for short term absences is how it affects the next person. For example, John Doe has been working at UPS for 6 months and makes an average of $150.00 a week after taxes. He comes down with a flu or cold and takes 1 or 2 days off to recover. A visit to a doctor in his case would be a measure of last resort because doing so will likely cost the entire paycheck. Furthermore, going to a physician as measure of last resort will likely result in John Doe having already made recovery making obtaining a Dr's release to work highly unlikely even if he did go. Bottomline, such draconian rules of requiring dr's notes is not even in the UPS standard operating procedures regarding absences 3 or less days. In the 6 years 6 months working in this hub, not one time have I been asked to provide a dr's note for short term illness until today. Several times in the past, I did go to a doctor for an ailment and obtained a note and receipt. Since not being asked for them at those times in years past, the papers where filed in my medical folder. From the perspective of UPS, requiring doctors notes for short term absences to curb potential abuse of call-ins will do NOTHING to curb chronic abusers. One who calls in often will simply change the line up of excuses to NOT including illness of any kind. In addition, a company sending 1000's of employees needlessly to the doctor each week WILL cost the health plan a pretty penny for sure. For supervisors: UPS already has procedure in place for handling those abusing call ins: Options days! If a person uses up all their option days and calls in more, progressive procedure of discipline is already in place. [/QUOTE]
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