2007-02-26 07:29:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Honesty is always best, most supervisors understand. Just say you're very stressed out and you need to take a day to relax. If it needs to be more elaborate, say that you are worried that your stress levels have become unhealthy, and you're afraid that in the long run it will cause you to lose your job and you'd prefer to keep that from happening.
;-)
2007-02-26 07:33:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Generally, in larger companies, it is against the policy to ask anything specific about the reason you are calling in other than if you are calling in "sick" or if you are just calling in that you won't be there. That being the case, say you are sick. Mental health is no different from physical health. It all falls under the heading of illness.
More directly, I did something similar, and said I was depressed. Well, I was. And I wasn't going to lie about it. I was ribbed something fierce by the person who answered the phone and a few others that he told it to. A supervisor advised me to simply say I am sick - and leave it at that.
2007-02-26 08:08:42 · answer #2 · answered by amishpantry 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You better lie.
Most people do that anyways.
I highly suggest it for the "Mental Health" day as you call it.
If you don't do that very often, then I am sure they will overlook it.
If you keep doing that on a regular basis, then it becomes an issue.
2007-02-26 07:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
At my workpace I'd better make up a whole lot of symptoms. I did it once and it worked like a charm. I really needed that day by the way because I was going through one hell of a bad time.
2007-02-26 07:34:15 · answer #4 · answered by chocolatebunny 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you are having serious issues then I would be perfectly honest that I need a day to get my mind together or I am going to freak out.
2007-02-26 07:34:33 · answer #5 · answered by Cat D 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋