Venting Sick leave is donkey shit

[SchizoPolyGymnast]

Maybe I haven't gone into the whole saga here on SaSu, but I know I've dropped bits and pieces.

I have a lot of fuckin health problems. And because of that, in order to maintain full time employment AND stay on top of treatment, I need FMLA (federally protected sick leave, for those outside the US). In my case, it's intermittent leave, so instead of being gone for 12 straight weeks, I will still be working, just taking time off here and there.

This might be a weird flex, but I have an entourage of professionals that can fill out FMLA paperwork for me and it would be approved. However, my mainstays are my neurologist (migraine disease and ongoing seizure consultation) and psychiatry (need I explain this one?) I can honestly say that I've never had FMLA paperwork denied. I thank God each and every day that the US got this one thing right and allowed people like me to have a job and be healthy and be there for our families.

Until now.

See, I'm not the brightest person that ever lived. I actually thought that if a doctor submitted a claim for leave and it was approved, that was the end of the story. But no. It is not. Apparently a third party claims company gets to decide whether my doctor's word is good enough and whether I am sick enough for them to approve my absences and tardies. I had just arrived at work when my coach pulled me aside and told me that I had exceeded my leave hours.

What the actual fuck?

According to this third party claims company, I am only allowed six tardies...not even absences, but tardies...a month for illness. Oh, and my illness can only last 3 hours at a time or my claim can be denied.

If I had to utilize my leave to go to the ER for a psychiatric emergency, that could take up to 72 hours.

Migraines, from start to finish, can last up to 72 hours. One time I had a migraine where I lost my vision. If I exceed the three hour limit and I'm still blind, what exactly am I supposed to do?

I bet none of these motherfuckers are timed when they get sick.

I'm doing everything right. I'm staying alive and taking my meds and paying taxes and performing normalcy all day every day and it's still not good enough. They're asking me to basically endanger my life to come to work. While I'm on leave trying to save my life. Does this make any sense to anyone?

 

[GhostInTheMachine]

They don't care about your health or contributions, they only care about their bottom line.

 

[SchizoPolyGymnast]

They don't care about your health or contributions, they only care about their bottom line.

But but but...if I die then I can't pay taxes to prop up those billionaires!

 

[GhostInTheMachine]

But but but...if I die then I can't pay taxes to prop up those billionaires!

Funny thing about that is rich people constantly bitch and whine about paying the most taxes (which they technically do, but not in a proportional sense), but would have their lives collapse without the poor slaving away for them. The suicide nets China uses comes to mind.

 

[SchizoPolyGymnast]

Funny thing about that is rich people constantly bitch and whine about paying the most taxes (which they technically do, but not in a proportional sense), but would have their lives collapse without the poor slaving away for them. The suicide nets China uses comes to mind.

I'm tired of supporting corporate welfare queens. It's socialism for them and bootstraps for us. I say we bring back the guillotine.

 

[GhostInTheMachine]

I will die on the hill that corporations are not people and thus should not be granted ANY rights.

 

[SchizoPolyGymnast]

I will die on the hill that corporations are not people and thus should not be granted ANY rights.

If I don't do anything else with my science education, I will bestow upon them my disease. Hey, if they're people, they should get sick.

 

[U. A.]

This appeared as a recommended thread at the bottom of the "Word Association" forum game. I just had to click because the title made me burst out laughing - yeah, what a load of donkey ass.

Does this make any sense to anyone?

Yes, for reasons already covered.

I think there's also the element of social control; there are so many fucking pawns now that they can more than afford a few (million) of us expiring...but what they absolutely can't afford is anything instilling in us the notion that it is easy or even ok to be anything other than a slave to the machine. If everyone was taking time for their 'mental health' or 'migraines so bad they induce blindness' people might start thinking they can take time off for...other things(??) and we'd have another workers' revolt in no time.

So depressing the wind from the labour movements' sails after the success of reducing work hours to 8h/5d/w totally lost steam. I read once that there were further reductions hoped for...

 

[SchizoPolyGymnast]

This appeared as a recommended thread at the bottom of the "Word Association" forum game. I just had to click because the title made me burst out laughing - yeah, what a load of donkey ass.

Yes, for reasons already covered.

I think there's also the element of social control; there are so many fucking pawns now that they can more than afford a few (million) of us expiring...but what they absolutely can't afford is anything instilling in us the notion that it is easy or even ok to be anything other than a slave to the machine. If everyone was taking time for their 'mental health' or 'migraines so bad they induce blindness' people might start thinking they can take time off for...other things(??) and we'd have another workers' revolt in no time.

So depressing the wind from the labour movements' sails after the success of reducing work hours to 8h/5d/w totally lost steam. I read once that there were further reductions hoped for...

If I were compelled to attend work while blind... malicious compliance would happen.

 

[Daphne]

Maybe I haven't gone into the whole saga here on SaSu, but I know I've dropped bits and pieces.

I have a lot of fuckin health problems. And because of that, in order to maintain full time employment AND stay on top of treatment, I need FMLA (federally protected sick leave, for those outside the US). In my case, it's intermittent leave, so instead of being gone for 12 straight weeks, I will still be working, just taking time off here and there.

This might be a weird flex, but I have an entourage of professionals that can fill out FMLA paperwork for me and it would be approved. However, my mainstays are my neurologist (migraine disease and ongoing seizure consultation) and psychiatry (need I explain this one?) I can honestly say that I've never had FMLA paperwork denied. I thank God each and every day that the US got this one thing right and allowed people like me to have a job and be healthy and be there for our families.

Until now.

See, I'm not the brightest person that ever lived. I actually thought that if a doctor submitted a claim for leave and it was approved, that was the end of the story. But no. It is not. Apparently a third party claims company gets to decide whether my doctor's word is good enough and whether I am sick enough for them to approve my absences and tardies. I had just arrived at work when my coach pulled me aside and told me that I had exceeded my leave hours.

What the actual fuck?

According to this third party claims company, I am only allowed six tardies...not even absences, but tardies...a month for illness. Oh, and my illness can only last 3 hours at a time or my claim can be denied.

If I had to utilize my leave to go to the ER for a psychiatric emergency, that could take up to 72 hours.

Migraines, from start to finish, can last up to 72 hours. One time I had a migraine where I lost my vision. If I exceed the three hour limit and I'm still blind, what exactly am I supposed to do?

I bet none of these motherfuckers are timed when they get sick.

I'm doing everything right. I'm staying alive and taking my meds and paying taxes and performing normalcy all day every day and it's still not good enough. They're asking me to basically endanger my life to come to work. While I'm on leave trying to save my life. Does this make any sense to anyone?

Sounds like filing for SSDI where chronic illness claims are rejected arbitrarily and appeals must be filed. Appeal and don't take it personal. We all have to jump through the hoops, as ridiculous as they are.

 

[juliaiscrazyer]

US heathcare has probs made more people CTB then anything else has id bet.

 

[bcarroll1]

Maybe I haven't gone into the whole saga here on SaSu, but I know I've dropped bits and pieces.

I have a lot of fuckin health problems. And because of that, in order to maintain full time employment AND stay on top of treatment, I need FMLA (federally protected sick leave, for those outside the US). In my case, it's intermittent leave, so instead of being gone for 12 straight weeks, I will still be working, just taking time off here and there.

This might be a weird flex, but I have an entourage of professionals that can fill out FMLA paperwork for me and it would be approved. However, my mainstays are my neurologist (migraine disease and ongoing seizure consultation) and psychiatry (need I explain this one?) I can honestly say that I've never had FMLA paperwork denied. I thank God each and every day that the US got this one thing right and allowed people like me to have a job and be healthy and be there for our families.

Until now.

See, I'm not the brightest person that ever lived. I actually thought that if a doctor submitted a claim for leave and it was approved, that was the end of the story. But no. It is not. Apparently a third party claims company gets to decide whether my doctor's word is good enough and whether I am sick enough for them to approve my absences and tardies. I had just arrived at work when my coach pulled me aside and told me that I had exceeded my leave hours.

What the actual fuck?

According to this third party claims company, I am only allowed six tardies...not even absences, but tardies...a month for illness. Oh, and my illness can only last 3 hours at a time or my claim can be denied.

If I had to utilize my leave to go to the ER for a psychiatric emergency, that could take up to 72 hours.

Migraines, from start to finish, can last up to 72 hours. One time I had a migraine where I lost my vision. If I exceed the three hour limit and I'm still blind, what exactly am I supposed to do?

I bet none of these motherfuckers are timed when they get sick.

I'm doing everything right. I'm staying alive and taking my meds and paying taxes and performing normalcy all day every day and it's still not good enough. They're asking me to basically endanger my life to come to work. While I'm on leave trying to save my life. Does this make any sense to anyone?

FMLA is just paid time off, that is separate from any absences or tardies you are allowed. You said they told you that you exceeded your leave hours. Is that the 12 weeks FMLA or the six tardies? Do you have any vacation days ?