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[โ€“] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When I was in the UK, you didn't even need a slip from the doctor, just told your employer you were sick and stayed home, because everyone understood it is simply better that way.

[โ€“] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 hours ago

my dad has tales of a coworker who gave precisely 0 fucks and would call in sick reliably every monday after having drank themselves into oblivion, it took the workplace years to finally be able to get rid of him.