An employee has quit his job simply because his boss asked him to produce a note from the doctor to prove that he was actually feverish as he claimed to be. A screenshot of the WhatsApp exchange between the employee and his boss has gone viral when it was shared on Reddit.
The employee conveyed to his boss that he would be unable to report for work since he was feeling feverish and his body was aching. The boss, however, said he would not allow him to take leave without producing a doctor’s prescription or note.
The employee responded by expressing his financial inability to visit a doctor for small issues such as a fever since the cost of the same isn’t covered by the company.
The boss went on to tell him that he would be granted leave only if he produces a doctor’s note, and that if it is just a fever for which he can do without visiting the doctor, he may as well come to work. The boss also pointed out that ultimately it is his presence at the workplace and the amount of work that he does that will determine his earnings.
At this, the clearly disappointed and frustrated employee rudely responds, “Ok bud have fun sitting in the break room all day playing on your phone. I’m out.”
The exchange has drawn mixed reactions and over 6,000 upvotes. Some netizens made it clear that their hourly wages are too low, that it isn’t worth it to drag oneself to work despite sickness.
Others commented that given what the world has been through because of the coronavirus, employers should be discouraging people from coming to work with a fever that could be contagious.
