'I’m fully booked for the next 3 weeks': Massage therapist cancels a booking with his fiancée's boss to drive his sick partner to the doctor because the boss's petty doctor's note mandates

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Nov 8, 2025 9:00 AM EST

Instant karma strikes an arrogant boss after his dumb new work policy goes into effect, proving that employees don't need a micromanager on top of them for the rest of flu season. 

It's that time of year again, and people are getting ill. Whether it's the change in the seasons, that faulty heater duct unit in the office, all of the family gatherings, or your coworker's snot-nosed kid selling Christmas wrap to your workplace again, we're all about to be sick. Inevitably, every year when the temperature dips and festivities get moved around the chimney fire, colds and flus are bound to crop up, but that's what our sick days are for, right? To prevent the whole office from illness, wise workers will do their bidding elsewhere or take the day off completely in the hopes that they can rest up, get better, and do a service to everyone else in the workplace. 

However, this boss made it clear that he wouldn't allow sick days anymore…. Unless workers showed that they had a doctor's note within 24 hours of their day-off request, no sick days would be honored. But the boss didn't realize that this new policy would directly affect him, and his monthly massage, with his employee's fiancé's physical therapy practice. Someone had to drive his fiancée to the doctor to get a doctor's note, and guess when they booked the doctor appointment? Right when the boss was about to come in. 

Sorry, bud, we're all booked up for the next few weeks. See you after Turkey Day. 

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  • I out did my fiancées petty boss I run a physical therapy clinic and my fiancée is a lawyer. A few months ago at our engagement party I mentioned to a few of her colleagues that I'm happy to
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  • give them a discount if they need to see me. Four of them have become my regulars. One day one of her partners booked in. To put it lightly,
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  • none of the colleagues or my fiancé like him. After spending an hour with him I understand why. He's very arrogant and condescending but strangely desperate for approval. I remained
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  • pleasant with him though. After paying he did mention but I just said well it's for employees with a smirk. He's been in a few times. 3
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  • weeks ago he came in and conversation turned to how my day was going. One of the therapists was sick so I was busier than usual seeing their clients. He said that
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  • must be annoying and asked if they needed a medical certificate. I just said no and I think that's a stupid policy as I'd rather someone stay home and not infect the
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  • clinic. He countered saying he wanted to be more strict with that at his office to prevent people slacking off.
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  • I ended up getting a rotten cold and eventually gave it to my fiancée. It hit her hard and she ended up working from home Friday. She deteriorated over the weekend and took Monday off.
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  • Her boss emailed her this morning saying she'd need a medical certificate. (First time that's been enforced). Coincidentally he had a 2 o'clock appointment with me today. So I booked my
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  • fiancée in with her Dr at 2 and let him know that I have to cancel his appointment because I have to drive her to the doctor. (To be fair she's got vertigo and is pretty lightheaded). I'd get
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  • back to him if I had any availability but I'm fully booked for the next 3 weeks. He's messaged both of us saying that the medical isn't necessary. My fiancée
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  • said she can't cancel due to late cancellation policy and that it's rude and I just said it's best she go.
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  • awgeezwhat... Ah I love it when people get to live the day they deserve!
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  • globely ⚫ Well played! The only way this could get better is if boss catches the cold from the other people in the office.
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  • ZainMunawari Wow. You and your fiancé handled him so well and professionally. I liked it very much.
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  • imhereforthev... Hahahahahahahahahahah ahahaha YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW SH TDIP
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  • BLUNTandtrut... To be honest you're fiance needs to find a new job without him around, cuz he sounds disgusting and you need to ban him from your place permanently❤
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