Friday, February 19, 2016

Do everyone else a favour and take the day off...

When Amy Vale, a marketing executive in New York, takes ‘a mental health day’ to recharge her batteries, she doesn’t fake a sick day — but she also doesn’t share the reason for her day off with her bosses.

Many employees use a mental health day to take a short break from the office, but aren’t physically sick.

“There’s a perception that if you take a mental health day, either you’re playing hooky and there’s nothing really wrong, or you’re really struggling,” said Vale, 32.

Even though many workplaces now pay lip service to helping employees create a better work-life balance, some workers still find that simply asking for a personal day off is intimidating. Many feel forced to share why they want time off with their managers and nobody wants to declare a personal day meant for mental health. And even when you’ve got a day off, making arrangements to recharge can be another hurdle. Full story...

Related posts:
  1. Your emotions could be making you sick...
  2. Why educated Germans avoid social media...
  3. France to give workers right to ignore emails after hours...
  4. Can negative thinking make you sick?
  5. Work, stress, dysfunction of modern life driving people crazy...
  6. How part-time work and exercise may explain why Holland is one of the...

No comments:

Post a Comment