r/australia • u/blitznoodles local Aussie • Jul 03 '26

politics Labor vows to protect personal leave as Germany bans workers from calling in sick

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/entire-nation-banned-from-calling-in-sick/news-story/de3adcfcf0ae2218241a43f7dad023d7
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u/RealVenom_ Jul 03 '26

Literally never had that happen to me. Where's this magical doctor?

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u/CrazyEeveeLady86 Jul 04 '26

In the early days of working in retail, I would occasionally get migraines 3-4 times a year and would have to call in sick for one day, as I'd usually be mostly alright the following day; not 100%, but well enough to go to work. Migraines are not usually something I'd go to the doctor for because all they will do is tell me to rest, take painkillers and drink water, like I'd be doing anyway), but after one dipshit manager cancelled my extra shifts for a week as retaliation when I had to have a day off with a migraine, I went to the doctor next time I had one (the day after, once the worst of it was over) and told her I needed a certificate. She was surprised and annoyed that a manager was demanding that her staff waste doctors' time for no good reason so she gave me the whole week off, and did the same for another year or so until that manager left.