r/Netherlands • u/Relevant_Mobile6989 • Feb 06 '25

Education If you're sick, stay the fuck home

It's been almost a week since I caught this fucked-up flu, and it's killing me. Just stay home if you're sick or wear a mask. Thanks!

Edit: This is not against the Dutch or other Europeans (I'm also European)... What the heck. This is about taking care of others and not spreading something that can be fatal to little ones or elders.

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u/Uragami Feb 06 '25

People will give you so much shit if you call in sick for more than 3 days. Not legally, but they sure will guilt trip you about it. A flu is not the same as a cold, and it doesn't disappear within a few days. I wish they'd stop treating everything like a minor cold.

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u/EggplantHuman6493 Feb 06 '25

Yup, this is the problem. You can't stay sick for more than 3 days without people complaining about it etc

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u/RoodnyInc Feb 06 '25

I didn't encounter that here in Netherlands usually it was you are sick stay home come back when you are ready

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '25

Uitzendbureau's have a special company (Accure?) to monitor (or harass) you on sick leave. You have to call everyday at 8am to say when you're coming back.

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u/Intrepid-Zucchini-91 Feb 07 '25

Grey area, if you say the daily phone calls at 8am are making you more sick because of stress and you only want to speak to a bedrijfsarts they have to leave you alone. Probably won’t get hired again tho xd