Doctor’s notes should upset you. I’m a professional paid to make serious decisions on a daily basis, but I’m not trusted to tell if I have a cold?
I’m not reimbursed for my time to go the doctor. If I have allergies that are blocking my sinuses and preventing me to fly, I don’t need a doctor to tell me to take Allegra. Further, that doctor visit I don’t need is going to cost me about $100-$150 out of my HSA. Company going to reimburse me for that??
Someone calls in sick for Christmas, than the Super Bowl, than Fourth of July... okay, that’s a pattern.