Boss being too nosy??
By Tinkerbell7
@Tinkerbell7 (160)
United States
February 5, 2009 7:52am CST
My friend and I work for the same company. She has a horrible boss. For the past 2 days she has been home sick and today she came back to work. He cornered her and started asking for specifics of her being sick and what the doctor perscribed and lots of details. She was vague but when she told me I told her that she didn't have to tell him ANYTHING. Our company only requires a doctor's note if you have been out more than 3 days. What are the laws/rules for disclosing personal medical info to your supervisor?
3 responses
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
9 Feb 09
Your post triggers my memory. Once my friend remarked that she worked in this horrible company. The Indian boss would go to the house of whoever reported sick that day, to check that the employee was really resting at home. Once an employee was caught going out of his place. The boss promptly sacked him the moment he reported to work. Hope this kind of heartless boss rots in hell.
@Tinkerbell7 (160)
• United States
9 Feb 09
That is horrible! Imagine how much of his time he wasted checking on employees. Where I work we have PTO days that are both vacation and sick days. So you can call in "sick" and have it be a mental health day.
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
9 Feb 09
You all are lucky. In Singapore, you must have a medical certificate from the doctor. If you go for consultation, and the doctor refuses to give medical leave, then jolly well return to work. In my friend's case, her colleague obtained the medical certificate from the doctor. Yet the boss didn't trust the employees. He would spot check to make sure that the employee truly sick and bedridden. Sickening jerk, hope he rots in hell
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
10 Feb 09
That's why the turnover at that company is very high. My friend worked for 2 months only. She just couldn't take the kind of pressure from the boss. She took up a diploma course to upgrade her skill. Right now she's happily employed, very contented with what she has.
@moondancer (7431)
• United States
5 Feb 09
That is her PRIVATE business and he has nothing to do with it. That is between her and her docotr. I would report his inappropriate behavior to someone above him. I sur ehope that someone is above him. Please suggest this to your friend. He has no right to question her like that. It's none of his business.
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@Tinkerbell7 (160)
• United States
5 Feb 09
I'm glad someone else had the same shocked reaction I did. I told her to go to HR and tell them that her boss is being nosy and harassing her. He has no right to talk to her that way and demand any person information from her.
@jasmin69k (103)
• Australia
5 Feb 09
i agree to that..he has no right to do such thing..it's call PERSONAL coz that's a PRIVATE thing..ur friend could report to that issues to HR and give sanction to that unprofessional boss..
@trendyclothes (294)
• Philippines
5 Feb 09
hmmm i agree with you that its a private thing about medical information.. and as a supervisor.. you cant avoid that if he's being nosy.. maybe he has a staff before under his team that would provide him some false medical certificate.. coz thats easy to get.. especially when you have a relative or a friend who is a doctor.. would you agree?
@trendyclothes (294)
• Philippines
5 Feb 09
ohh okay.. coz here in our country its easy to get false certificate when your close with the doctor.. that why most supervisor are nosy.. so did your friend inform your h.r. about it?
@Tinkerbell7 (160)
• United States
5 Feb 09
I don't think a false medical certificate is easy to get at all. I think he has no right to ask for anything more than a doctor's note. He has NO right to any details. Our company specifically states in the handbook that you only need a doctor's note if you have been out sick for more than 3 days. She was only out sick 2 days, he needs to mind his own business.
