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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
Are you saying a company asking for a doctor’s note is archaic? In my experience companies that don’t have that policy are far more likely to introduce it than companies that do have that policy are to rescind it.
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It depends on the reason for needing it I guess. For the sick day/medical thing, many companies have a process that doesn't match their needs and requirements and operations. It's also not a one size fits all policy and procedural thing from one company to another, so saying, "This is wrong because this is not identical from a different company?" is also incorrect.
Some companies submit these documents to their insurance provider and get compensation for that, so that's why it is there. Some insurance are doing this more and thus companies are implementing the documentation requirement, that's not archaic, it's necessary.
Other companies do it because they were told other companies do it, but they have no idea why they do it other than the fact they were told to do it. In reality, they don't need it, or at least they don't need it in all scenarios. But no one knows this in the entire company. This is one of the major situations and yes, I'd call it archaic.
Or, some companies want this detailed information, "Just in case" but again, no idea why. So again, in this situation, I'd call it archaic.
It often seems like things are in this weird blend of flux of new and old. Like, how many companies likely don't even have a social media policy, but it seems obvious enough that as a rule, employees shouldn't do stuff on social media that could hurt the company. But you don't have to be explicit about it. Other companies have stacks of explicit forms to sign and have you learn social media etiquette from an explicit procedural manual.
It's like the sick day/medical thing. Many have a process that doesn't match their needs and requirements. It's also not a one size fits all policy and procedural thing from one company to another.
But my point in that post was not that. It's that just because a rule or procedure seems crappy to you, does not mean it is a crappy person or company that created that rule or procedure. It is different to a situation where the gate keeper is a crappy person.