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On Today's Episode of 'To Tell the Truth'....  

secret_lade 49F
14391 posts
6/3/2020 4:45 pm
On Today's Episode of 'To Tell the Truth'....


Bobby Sue Coworker calls Secret_Lade 2 minutes before she is headed out the door to tell her that she has "the virus".

So, Bobby Sue claimed on Monday that she had the symptoms to COVID-19 when she was doing the intake screen.

Not the first time this has happened as employees have discovered it's a mandatory 3 days off without any hits against your attendance.

Beautiful day outside?? My throat is feeling a little sore...

Hung over from the night before?? I think my headache is COVID related...

Looking for a mini vacation?? I've got a fever... That's seven days off!

The requirement, though, is to get tested for the virus. In order to come back, you must be virus free. Not too terribly difficult, we're essential workers, we can walk in and state we have a failed health screen and they will test us right away.

When Bobby Sue started by saying she had the virus, I was thinking.... Oh shit.

Here it comes.

Then she continued....

"My test came back negative but my doctor says I have it."

"If your test is negative, what did the doctor see that would cause him to think otherwise?"

"I didn't actually see the doctor, I did the online Blue Cross visit. He is certain I have the virus thought."

Um.... Yah....

"What kind of documentation did he give you? Do you have anything stating you're infected, I'll need to turn this in right away."

"I just have a note putting me off for two weeks."

"Does it state anything about being infected?"

"No. Just to quarantine for two weeks for symptoms."

Ok, so.... Let me get this straight. You have a NEGATIVE result on your swab test. Your doctor is an online Blue Cross doctor who didn't actually see you. Your doctor note is telling you to quarantine for symptoms.

But, you have the virus.

Ok, I can 100% believe that you believe you have it, so I can go with it.

"Ok. I'm going to need you to take a picture of your note and email it to me so I can forward it on."

"I can just drop it off tomorrow when I pick up my prescriptions."

"Bobby Sue! You're telling me you have COVID-19 and your doctor is telling you to quarantine, you can't be around other people. That's the purpose of the quarantine. Anyone and everyone you come into contact with has the potential to get infected."

Momentary silence....

"How will I get my prescriptions?"

Do I hear tears?

"I don't want my husband to be out in public, he's at risk."

Am I REALLY hearing this??

"Bobby Sue, I'm not going to tell you what to do, you will need to make that call for yourself. But, if you truly are infected, you cannot come here to drop off that note. You're doctor wants you to quarantine, that means, no contact with anyone."

Now... Do you think Bobby Sue is.... Telling the Truth?

secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/4/2020 5:35 pm

    Quoting citizen4722:
    What other prescription drugs is she taking? Does she have an underlying health condition that also puts her at risk as well as her husband?
    Tricky situation.
I'm sure one of the prescriptions is for her chronic yeast infection. Egads!! Got to hear about that at lunch one day.


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
6/4/2020 4:23 pm

What other prescription drugs is she taking? Does she have an underlying health condition that also puts her at risk as well as her husband?
Tricky situation.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/4/2020 3:37 pm

Yep, I totally agree!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/4/2020 3:37 pm

    Quoting lindoboy100:
    The tests are notoriously unreliable. Some people who display all the symptoms show several false negatives before finally showing up as positive. Similarly, false negatives are common place too and have been known to lead to spikes in the infection rate.

    That said, if the girl has access to online diagnoses, she has the ability to email you the test result. If her husband has to be shielded and she has it, well, he'll have it too, already. If she has to quarantine, the advice would have been to stay at home, your meds will be delivered. Too many inconsistencies in her story, no wonder you're questioning her honesty.

    Maybe you should send her some Chlorox and tell her to wash her mouth out.......
This isn't her first crack at this. She *just* got back from ANOTHER leave of absence. She's working the system.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/4/2020 3:33 pm

    Quoting ltrskr:
    Bobby Sue said she was on sabbatical, the Judge said three days in the cooler........
She needs 14 days in the cooler... One for each day she's supposed to quarantine.


ltrskr 75M

6/4/2020 3:32 am

Bobby Sue said she was on sabbatical, the Judge said three days in the cooler........


lindoboy100 61M
23969 posts
6/4/2020 3:27 am

The tests are notoriously unreliable. Some people who display all the symptoms show several false negatives before finally showing up as positive. Similarly, false negatives are common place too and have been known to lead to spikes in the infection rate.

That said, if the girl has access to online diagnoses, she has the ability to email you the test result. If her husband has to be shielded and she has it, well, he'll have it too, already. If she has to quarantine, the advice would have been to stay at home, your meds will be delivered. Too many inconsistencies in her story, no wonder you're questioning her honesty.

Maybe you should send her some Chlorox and tell her to wash her mouth out.......


rick315875 65M

6/4/2020 2:17 am

Bobby Sue was lying


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/4/2020 12:08 am

Just when I think I've experienced it all.... Bam! Something new!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/4/2020 12:04 am

    Quoting easy_going2014:
    Hi secret_lade

    I give her an "A" for creativity

    it seems that she spent a lot of time coming up with the right information

    I bet if you research it, you'll find some FB page detailing the steps for people to do this

    all in a day's work

    hmm

    be safe

    Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give It Away"

    What I've got you've got to give it to your mama
    What I've got you've got to give it to your pappa
    What I've got you've got to give it to your daughter
    You do a little dance and then you drink a little water
    What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
    What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
    What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
    Reeling with the feeling don't stop continue
    Realize I don't want to be a miser
    Confide with sly you'll be the wiser
    Young blood is the lovin' upriser
    How come everybody want to keep it like the kaiser
    Give it away give it away give it away now
    Give it away give it away give it away now
    Give it away give it away give it away now
There are definitely some employees where I work who have figured out how to work the system. She is not one of them.... LOL Here's another interesting twist... Her husband is supposedly an EMT also. Wouldn't that make him unable to be a first responder if he's been exposed?


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/3/2020 11:51 pm

    Quoting dogslife2live01:
    " How will I get my prescriptions?"
    "I don't want my husband to be out in public, he's at risk."

    i think this has to be her best line.... if he is "at risk" and she is sure she has covit19 is he not closer to the risk than she is willing to put him
    i guess it is true. common sense in not very common
My thoughts exactly. I had to hold myself back from saying 'You've probably already infected him anyway, so, you're right! He shouldn't be in public infecting anyone either!'


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/3/2020 11:47 pm

    Quoting positively4you:
    We had a girl at work, felt sickly, got the test and some dweeb in HR told her she could come back to work even theough the resut has not come back yet. She came back, dumb ass management allowed it. She was positive. Infected 2 more people. Ergo, stupid and dumb has no boundaries.
Thankfully they've been smart enough where I work to keep everyone off until the results come back negative. Knock on wood, nobody where I work has been diagnosed with it, even with the myriad of people who claim to have 'symptoms'.


ProfessorNaught 111M
1406 posts
6/3/2020 11:28 pm


I didn't even need to get to the end....


easy_going2014 57M
14366 posts
6/3/2020 10:01 pm

Hi secret_lade

I give her an "A" for creativity

it seems that she spent a lot of time coming up with the right information

I bet if you research it, you'll find some FB page detailing the steps for people to do this

all in a day's work

hmm

be safe

Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give It Away"

What I've got you've got to give it to your mama
What I've got you've got to give it to your pappa
What I've got you've got to give it to your daughter
You do a little dance and then you drink a little water
What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
Reeling with the feeling don't stop continue
Realize I don't want to be a miser
Confide with sly you'll be the wiser
Young blood is the lovin' upriser
How come everybody want to keep it like the kaiser
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now

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dogslife2live01 71M

6/3/2020 7:05 pm

" How will I get my prescriptions?"
"I don't want my husband to be out in public, he's at risk."

i think this has to be her best line.... if he is "at risk" and she is sure she has covit19 is he not closer to the risk than she is willing to put him
i guess it is true. common sense in not very common

there is a world of difference between insanity and stupidity


positively4you 74F  
4605 posts
6/3/2020 6:52 pm

We had a girl at work, felt sickly, got the test and some dweeb in HR told her she could come back to work even theough the resut has not come back yet. She came back, dumb ass management allowed it. She was positive. Infected 2 more people. Ergo, stupid and dumb has no boundaries.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/3/2020 6:12 pm

    Quoting jolielaide:
    what the hell kinda online doctor did she hook-up with???
    let's hope that one of bobby sue's prescriptions isn't the hydroxychloroquine
Most of the visits up here right now have been online or skype. There is no way something like that can be diagnosed online.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/3/2020 6:10 pm

    Quoting pagancountrygirl:
    What medications are they giving her? There's not really anything that's effective for the virus and most of the drugs they've mentioned in any news reports have proven to not be effective. Also, if that test came back negative but the doctor thinks she has it, she should be re-tested.
    I vote for "she's lying".
Valid point! She should be retested. I didn't ask about the meds as I was more concerned about her being in public, specifically where we work,
Even though she was supposed to be at home quarantining.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/3/2020 6:01 pm

    Quoting  :

That's the thing... All she has to say is she wants to take an unpaid loa and it would be granted because of the pandemic.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/3/2020 5:59 pm

    Quoting mc_justmc:
    Wow! Not only do I think Bobby Sue is lying, I also do not believe Bobby Sue is very smart.
Bobby Sue is not smart. She must really think I'm stupid if she thinks I'd believe that line of shit.


pagancountrygirl 66F
6466 posts
6/3/2020 5:56 pm

What medications are they giving her? There's not really anything that's effective for the virus and most of the drugs they've mentioned in any news reports have proven to not be effective. Also, if that test came back negative but the doctor thinks she has it, she should be re-tested.
I vote for "she's lying".

Pagan
Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/3/2020 5:56 pm

    Quoting lonlyforlove2:
    ALL A , B and C Some one needs to fire this chick...she is trying to put one on over you..
I already filled in her manager. And, yes, I agree!


jolielaide 52F  
1754 posts
6/3/2020 5:56 pm

what the hell kinda online doctor did she hook-up with???
let's hope that one of bobby sue's prescriptions isn't the hydroxychloroquine


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/3/2020 5:55 pm

    Quoting Paulxx001:
    Interesting 'catch-22'... hmmm...Yep... I don't know...

You think you may believe her?


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/3/2020 5:54 pm

    Quoting  :

Oh, you're right! She could have just forwarded the email.... I know she didnt. I didn't look at her note, I was on unauthorized ot by the end of the call, but it was just a picture attachment. And, yes, the health department would have been all over us. We are a large establishment.


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