My crews sick rate is hardly measurable. I put a ton of effort into team building and providing support when people are ill or lose loved ones. If they need a day, no questions are asked other than “are you ok, do you need anything?” This is followed by, don’t worry we will cover your schedule.”

It is. The employer may, if they think the employee is lying, take their case to the Krankenkasse, the health insurance provider. They may not stalk their employee.

Poor working conditions, lack of sleep (because you’ve been told to sleep at work), and stress can absolutely have a negative impact on your immune system.

Two senior directors are going around to people’s homes and verifying they are ill? Who exactly is this situation is wasting the most money for Tesla. A hint - it isn’t the line worker.

If your company feels like people are abusing sick days and PTO, simply by using them, then don’t offer those. Yes, you will have a more “productive” workforce, but you will be getting the bottom of the barrel candidates.

Make sure to take a photo, video, or otherwise have incontrovertible proof that they did visit.  Lawyers love evidence.

It should be made illegal everywhere. If you don’t trust an employee to behave like an adult, find a legal way to get rid of them. 

Legality and reason are not concerns to Musk and his minions.

The one who uses his days almost immediately, should be subject to increased scrutiny.  And a management decision about how valuable he is to the company relative to the hassle he creates needs to be made.  But if he’s not breaking the law or company policy, all you can do is watch him and decide if his productivity…

Boomer is more of a state of mind than a reference to an age bracket. Saying dumb shit like, “I think most people really should be fine with 5-8 days a year. But some years I would think they would use less or none.” is peak boomer mentality.

I think most people really should be fine with 5-8 days a year.

Elon is a proven anti-Semite.

I mean, it couldn’t possibly be due to anything management is doing... right? No reason to take an introspective look at their management practices, or how their insane CEO treats them. 

Sorry I can’t answer the door, I’m sick. Also FU

I would attempt to induce vomiting before opening the door and then proceed to hurl a pile of puke on their feet.

If they have enough management to spare for home visits and shirk their actual job, sounds like they have too many in management.

If my employer showed up at my door checking if I was actually sick I’d THIS IS SPARTA them off my porch.

Did Elon propose calling Thierig and Demmler the Sick Squad, or SS for short?

Germans going door to door checking on people you say?  Tracks with Musk.

Went down like Neymar after a small foul.