Need a doctor’s note? Hit the web!
Here’s a high-tech solution to successfully playing hooky from work.
Here’s a high-tech solution to successfully playing hooky from work.
An Oklahoma-based website – The Excused Absence Network – will provide fake doctor’s notes, funeral programs or jury duty notifications, for US $19.95 a pop.
Based on what they need, customers receive an authentic-looking template to print out and then type or write in info, such as the name and address of a local doctor or emergency room.
To avoid any legal issues, the website’s disclaimer advises the notes are "for entertainment purposes only." Ahem.
So, would you use something like this? Is this dishonest or divine? A bit of both?
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this idea is stupid, I can get a real doctors note for 10 bucks.
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Not everyone can get a doctors note for 10 Bucks. In Ontario it costs 25$ and the software alone is less than that.
The idea is divine! Often workplaces look at "the numbers" and don't understand that health should not be the only excusable priority. When a company is so focused on revenue that they don't excuse students for exams, or parents for their child's graduation, then softwares like this come in real handy.
Think about it…
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Unfortunatly I live in Bantario and pay 10 bucks for a doctors note which employers don't accept anyway…..
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And people wonder why we're losing jobs to other countries. Just go to work people!!
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Great idea, I could have used that in school!
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Rob: how about actually working for your money instead of worrying about finding a way to get cheap doctors notes
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I live in ontario and i missed an exam, the doctor wanted to charge me $40 for a note
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i think that this is the best idea ever.
GREAT! thumbs up to whoever came up with
this idea. now if i could jus get my hands on this thing
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Ok so why would you pay $20 for something you can design yourself for free? I completely don't understand this stupid concept. When you get a real note you pay for the authenticity of a note (in case the employer does actually call); not for the cost of the paper and ink! http://taghlub.blogspot.com/
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Maybe someone should consider the fact that most of these "entertaining" little bits of dishonesty constitute criminal behaviour. I wonder if they have an excuse note for skipping your court appearances?
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"T" you and Rob are so unfortunate. I pay 10 bucks for Doctors notes that actually work. . Here in blessed Ontario
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Well i'm lucky to have a doctor who doesn't charge me for a doctor's note.
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What place doesn't require you to have a Doctors note now! and going to a Doctor just to waste his/her time to write a little note. Doctors time could be used in better ways, like for sick people. This probably saves money by the Doctor not having to bill healthcare for the time they spent with their patient.
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I don't play hookey, but I see good use for this. When my employer requires me to waste our scarce provincial medical resources to vouch that I had the flu, I would rather print off a bogus note than risk infecting my work colleagues, infecting everyone in the doctor's waiting room, and risking puking on the bus to the doctor's office. The doctor cannot treat the common flu, and no note from my doctor or my elderly mother should be required in a civilized society.
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BURRRRP….ya this a good thing…when im drunk and hung over i only need to downstairs to the computer instead of driven my drunk butt to the doctors for the note…if only someone would open my beer for me life would be set
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Haha, I live in the N.W.T., and since I have Treaty status I don't have to pay for anything medical-wise =D
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Use the notes,, but remember if you get caught youll likely lose youre job and could be charged with fraud if work benefits,,ie sick days are used
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Instead of trying to scam the system, how about just doing an honest days work. If people didn't abuse the sick time system, employers wouldn't be asking for notes every time you were sick. They would feel confident in the fact you really were sick when you called in. And don't believe that the employers doesn't call to verify the note. When there is someone with a high use of sick time, they check.
Is losing your job worth using a false sick note. Not to mention what it would do to give you a reputation for being a liar, and unreliable. Hmmm….
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I don't pay for my notes (great doctor), but I am barely ever sick. I can't imagine having a really bad cold or flu & waiting in the doc office for hours just to get a note, MIGHT AS WELL WENT TO WORK THEN !!!
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Going to work really sick is a good tactic. Your employer/co-workers will insist on you going home and then you can skip going to the doctor's office.
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