Comments on: Questionable costs of mental-health days http://walt.lishost.org/2010/05/questionable-costs-of-mental-health-days/ The library voice of the radical middle. Wed, 22 May 2013 20:18:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Adam http://walt.lishost.org/2010/05/questionable-costs-of-mental-health-days/comment-page-1/#comment-43834 Adam Thu, 20 May 2010 03:23:49 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=2233#comment-43834 A conversation from the workroom today went along these lines.

M: Jon called out sick today.
A: He picked a nice day for it.
M: He sure did.
A: Everyone should do that once in a while, they should be encouraged.
M: Yes, imagine what it would do for morale.

]]> By: GeekChic http://walt.lishost.org/2010/05/questionable-costs-of-mental-health-days/comment-page-1/#comment-43832 GeekChic Wed, 19 May 2010 20:22:41 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=2233#comment-43832 No argument from this quarter. When I was a supervisor (lo these many years ago) I explicitly told staff that “being sick of work was sick” and was a perfectly valid use of sick leave in my opinion (former place of work did not have personal days). I never had anyone abuse it.

]]> By: Paul http://walt.lishost.org/2010/05/questionable-costs-of-mental-health-days/comment-page-1/#comment-43829 Paul Wed, 19 May 2010 14:23:49 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=2233#comment-43829 I wonder if by taking sick leave you return to work in a better state of mind which would obviously be benificial or is it because people are not valued or shown how much they are valued their reduced self esteem causes problems leading to sick leave and the constant downward spiraling to more and longer sick leave.

]]> By: sharon http://walt.lishost.org/2010/05/questionable-costs-of-mental-health-days/comment-page-1/#comment-43828 sharon Wed, 19 May 2010 11:57:18 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=2233#comment-43828 Amen.

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