Friday, May 14, 2021

Doctor visits - talk about gimmee-fest. It's a scheduling scam,

where two very routine tests are scheduled on different days.  That means two separate co-pays.  But i don't care about that.  What really burns me up is: that means using the extra leave from work - leave that i don't want to use.  Yep, here we go again with those conservative working-class values...ya know, saving.  Where i work, unused leave becomes cash upon retiring - which is why, i plan to hang up my skates in early January (2023) and yeah, when you save leave (instead of squandering it) the cash value is TAXED, bigtime.   Guess that's the main rationale used by members of the "earn and burn society" as they tool their way to their next casino-convention. 

By the way, a few years ago, the boss lady downstairs called a meeting about something.  One of the agenda items was:  leave policy ... ya know, you're supposed to call in, if you need to take unscheduled leave.  Well duh!  But evidently, such no-brainers (a.k.a.  common courtesy) need to be explained - after all, not everyone was raised right.  Anyway, Miss Janet's words went like this, "earn and burn, and then they get mad at us."  Thing is, if you squander your leave down to zilch, and then something bad happens - like your beloved cat gets sick and needs care, calling off is not an option, if you want to keep the job.  Down on 8, we had a manager (not just some data entry clerk) who got canned for taking off, while having no leave balance.  

Needful to say, if you get sick (be you a leave squanderer, or a careful saver - for 20 years running) they can't can you for taking unpaid leave, if you have an FMLA on file.  And once again, those protections are a result of a Christian culture - meanwhile, in 3rd-rate land, if you get sick and can't work ... yer fired, that's karma baby, now get th' eff oudda here, and go die in th' effing gutter, luzer.

But i digress.  Getting back on track, the only reason why i even made the appointment was:  because it's been over two whole years since my last visit ... uhm, why go to the doc if you're not sick?  Anyway, don't want to be dropped as a patient.  Last time was there, (pre-covid) was because of a cold that wouldn't go away.  Where i work, if you're out sick for more than three days, they want to see a doctor's slip.  Good idea!  Sick that long, might take more than guzzling orange juice to get rid of.  And pre-covid, coming to work coughing, with tissue in hand, then touching the copier lid and twenty other things that other people touch ... gross.

And yeah, i get it:  doctor's office lab facilities get tied up quick.  And while i'd be more than happy to schedule for late September, they don't see things that way.  Guess they've seen more than a few healthy-as-a-horse people come walking in (half irritated on account of having to leave that spreadsheet half done), only to find out, per the test results ...  So, they want the tests done, but if there's anything wrong, there's a part of me that doesn't want to know.

HMO, health maintenance.  So, godda comply, because i value having decent health insurance.  Might need it someday.  Not wild about having to to sacrifice a few hours of leave, but oh well :/

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