My husband's place of work (and formerly mine) in a typical American corporation requires that you put in for time off. His supervisor will treat that submission like you're asking for permission if you let him. I find that dehumanizing in the extreme. How dare anyone behave like YOUR time belongs to them! But I also see this dynamic on a bigger scale. A lot of the way our society is structured IS dehumanizing. By design or by accident, it's a soul crushing construct to try to live within, and we see the effects not only in tragic suicides, but also in chronic obesity, depression, and general dissatisfaction with what we do for a living and how we live our lives. The need to have mental health days is more needful than ever, yet it seems to me that the opportunity to take them is getting narrower, especially for those who are too shy to insist. It's an important discussion. All I can hope for is that if folks like us keep shouting from the sidelines (Hey, over here! There's a better way!), someone will step off of the hamster wheel for a moment and look our way. :D
Resteeming this.
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I couldn't have said it better. Thank you.
This is why you shouldn't ever work for a corporate.
Smash them :)
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Awesome! Thanks! Was already following you btw.