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I haven't had a job so shitty that I had to explain absence in ages. Even at Lowe's all I had to do was call a hotline and punch buttons, no explanation required. My wife has a pretty good job, but even with all their bullshit rules, it's still an automated thing.
I’m pretty sure the only jobs requiring you to justify yourself are restaurants. I wish restaurant workers had basic rights that were enforced. Fucking places make their employees handle staffing for them in order to be allowed to be sick. It’s insane.