mafketis
10 Dec 2008
Life / Are Polish People Hypochondriacs? [50]
An L4 is a form from a doctor legally freeing you from any work (during which time your employer still has to pay you and is legally prevented from firing you)
Traditionally not to hard to get, often for vague or nebulous reasons.
Basically, getting sick is a canny life strategy for many Polish people as many, many different kinds of problems can be solved (or at least postponed) by a lapse in health and long recuperation.
An L4 is a form from a doctor legally freeing you from any work (during which time your employer still has to pay you and is legally prevented from firing you)
Traditionally not to hard to get, often for vague or nebulous reasons.
Basically, getting sick is a canny life strategy for many Polish people as many, many different kinds of problems can be solved (or at least postponed) by a lapse in health and long recuperation.