Can i be fired or suspended for calling in sick with a doctors excuse from work.?
There’s a remote chance you could be, but probably not. They probably have had a lot of people call in sick when they really could have come in to work, and they are just concerned that you might be following in their footsteps. It doesn’t take too many slackers to ruin a workplace for everyone else. Just remember the position your supervisor is in. If he or she is sick they usually don’t have a choice but to come in to work. Let your supervisor know you’ll make every effort to come in to work even if your not feeling that great, as long as you are not contagious and will make other employees sick. Your company and supervisor(s) will probably not want you to come in if you were that sick. Unfortunately for most employees, especially employees who are in an “at will” employment situation, the cards are stacked in favor of the company and not the employee. Unless an employee has some kind of contract, a company can fire any employee without a reason. I know because I saw it done all the
