World Mental Health Day is on the horizon (October 10th), something that, quite frankly, is stressing me out a little. Not the day itself, of course, just the attempts of the University of Not-Bielefeld to capitalize on it. The background to this is a survey that the University recently conducted asking how its employees evaluatedContinue reading “Orna-mental health”
Tag Archives: health care
BCD 06.04.2025
Last year I wrote about how my private health-insurance company was holding out providing us, its customers, with any form of physical healthcare card, ostensibly with the motivation to save us money because of the cost of developing such a cutting-edge system. This all, of course, is a load of crap. First off, saving usContinue reading “BCD 06.04.2025”
Handicapping handicapping
For just over a year now, I’ve been unofficially officially severely handicapped. This will come as a surprise to many, especially those closest to me who have accused me of being handicapped for decades now. (Family. Sigh …) But, whereas chronic depression got me close, a little bit of prostate cancer will do the trickContinue reading “Handicapping handicapping”
Private wealth care
Like many other countries in the world, Germany has a two-tiered health-care system: statutory (public) insurance as the default for everyone and private insurance for those who can otherwise afford it. And like the same, respective systems the world over, the premiums are income-based: your actual income for the statutory insurance and your health statusContinue reading “Private wealth care”
Paperwork to officially make you sick
Getting sick as an employee of the University of Not-Bielefeld used to be pretty straightforward. You simply selected your ailment, disease, or injury of choice; found a doctor to put you on sick leave if it all it lasted for three or more workdays; and then handed your sick note in to the head officeContinue reading “Paperwork to officially make you sick”
The Blog About Fog 