I have a good plan. He's one of the top cardiologists in one of the top-rated cardiac hospitals in the US. *shrugs*
My local cardiologist is much more available. -- Mike Hammett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 11:41:05 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT tough love Sounds like it's time for a different health plan. The last place I worked where they had HR, I think they just called it PTO, unless something serious comes up. You got what you got, and it eliminates the hyper-examinations. When we ran our own company, we worked no matter how we felt, and if you were dying, you went to work anyway. -- bp part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 4:54 AM Mike Hammett < [email protected] > wrote: *nods* My regular doctor is usually weeks out for scheduling. Sometimes he can squeeze us in the same day, but that's usually just double-booking an appointment slot and hoping no one complains. One of my cardiologists is over 18 months out. I think my last appointment was 20 months. -- Mike Hammett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seth Mattinen via AF" < [email protected] > To: [email protected] Cc: "Seth Mattinen" < [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 12:44:49 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT tough love On 12/2/25 09:37, Ken Hohhof wrote: > If you think of it in terms of your policies and put “this generation” > and “woke” out of your mind, it will probably save you some > aggravation. Hard to do when you’re the owner, but just following the > rules (even if you’re the rulemaker) can avoid getting worked up over > something and letting someone spoil your day. > > I only have one employee other than myself, and he is a relative, so > that comes with its own set of issues. Others are 1099 and are low > maintenance. > > My impression is that a lot of companies these days are lumping PTO and > sick days together into a pool, my guess is to avoid exactly these > issues. No doctors notes or tell me your temperature or sending private > detectives to take photos. Ever since the pandemic there are also > probably rules about coming to work sick to avoid using up your “pool” > days, if you’re clearly sick and likely infectious, you work from home > or take a sick day. > > If someone uses up their pool, then it becomes unpaid leave or longterm > disability. > Doctors notes cost money, if they can even get me in that quickly. My neurologist is a year out for appointments. So sure, I'll get right on that note when my MS acts up: in a year. If I have to pay urgent care $200 to get a note that's worth $25/hr for an 8 hour day. If it costs more than I'm getting paid for a note then I'll take the risk of getting fired since I'm losing money either way, at least I can argue the math to unemployment and get a hearing. Can employers requiring doctor notes be a worker's comp claim? I sure would try before spending my money. Besides, if you don't trust someone enough that you actually need notes like they're a child then why are they still working for you anyway? -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
