Doctor's Note for no reason

Well, so here's how work begins to resemble elementary school: need a doctor's note to come back after three days out.

Actually, it works a little less logically: to come back after 3 days sick, one needs to go to the doctor on the 3rd day, while still sick, to get a note saying you won't be sick on the 4th day.

OK, so some people are out a looooong time and need to let the company know that they aren't transmitting TB or leprosy or influenza. But, of course, everyone transmits these diseases in the couple of days when the symptoms are just starting and they don't yet feel bad enough to stay home from work. ("Bad enough" = not enough sick days = can't afford to lose the pay)

By the same taken, as here, there are those famous 3-day colds, stomach flus and assorted viruses that you know there are no cures for, only symptom suppressants, and you'd think that a company would treat its employees like adults and take us on our word that "Hey, I was feeling bad for a few days, I feel better now."

Nope, 'doesn't work like that: 'got to spend $$ to go to a doctor to get the little note. The joke is that the notes are pre-printed, fill-in-the-date jobbies. My doc, nice man that he is, will give me a week off on principle - and, if I could afford it, I'd take the week.

But I've got to save those sick days, and those dinero, for the time I may become really, deep-felt sick. Today I just feel crappy-sick, 100 degrees achy should-be-in-bed-but-certainly-won't-die sick --- and I've got to crawl out of my comfortable covers to drive to the doctor to have him tut-tut "You should be in bed" and stamp my pre-printed note to go back to school, er, work.