In 1979, because homosexuality was listed as an illness in Sweden at the time, a few people called into work saying they "felt gay".
One person even got state benefits for being homosexual

As the article points out, that was only a very small part of the overall effort to change the classification, however it's still quite funny to think about.

In new zealand. You can

Also, I'm too well to go into work. We called them "well days"

There's plenty days where I'm either burnt the fuck out or feel overwhelmingly constricted by my schedule, as lenient that it is I hate that I have a schedule at all. On those days I'll just sit back and watch a few space/post apocolyptic movies and maybe do a few minutes of work in between them.

I'm able to do that and don't even have to hide it, I tell my boss I'm having a movie day and he usually leaves me alone unless something big pops up. He started doing the same, he's just not as good at it yet.

I've wanted to find a new job for more money for a while, but these kind of benifits aren't listed in job posting and I don't think I'd last anywhere that wasn't as lenient.

That's called sick

Mental health days are real sick days

Employers can't legally do anything to stop you from taking time off

My company has recharge days, basically a separate PTO budget you can use at any time for any reason. I use them so I can go to the beach because it's always fucking raining during the weekend in NL.

I feel like there used to be a time when calling in to work with melancholy was real. Except you didn't call, you sent a little orphan boy with a letter to your boss and then the orphan just did your job for you.

I've got a pretty good manager so he's been very understanding when I've had to call of sick due to mental health.

We basically can at my job, but despite our coworker/manager passing away over the weekend it still feels like we're all obligated to show up to our daily zoom check ins because everyone is trying to process and seeing faces every day probably helps. If it weren't for that I'd call in sad for the week.

I have a union job and all I have to do is text my boss "I'm using PTO today." 30 minutes before my shift starts.

My kids have days they can call in just for mental health

I wish I had that

I mean, I run my own business, but still...

Do you not get mental health days?

I definitely do. I just play sick

I do. It's called being sick. Just can't do it for 3 days in a row without raising flags. 4 days and you gotta get FMLA stuff filled out.

Some places are implementing mental health days. I assume. I feel like I heard someone say that before. Might've just been the echoes of my own fervent wishes.

Like five years ago, I was a laborer, and I started having a panic attack in the morning before work. I called my boss who was also my friend.

He was sympathetic and told me to just come in to work anyway. I couldn't move.

Later that year, I quit and went back to school for four years, and now can't find a job.

Why is life like this?

I like the idea of not going because the day is too fantastic to waste. I had (mandatory if you work more then 35h/week,) "RTT" days you could pop like.

In The Sims 4, the sims can call this service number if they're feeling really sad and want to talk to someone about how sad they are.

I wish we had that kind of a service here for real.

I did yesterday was just honest said I feel fucking awful combo of therapy and ptsd meds has my head done in and I'm not coming in... there cool with it, mind you om in the uk so we have rites and stuff.

Some jobs do offer mental health days.

I call them mental health days. Physical and mental health are both essential to personal well-being. If your supervisor blows up at this, they need to take a mental health day. Or week.

Time to get rid of the stigma that colds and flu are the only excuses to stay home. No one wants to work with someone in a shitty mood and having a day off to rest and recharge is absolutely necessary.

I just use sick days for that. Sick doesn't exclusively mean physical health and they're not obligated to know why you're taking time off — although thankfully most of my employers especially ones with younger management understood that sick = mental health too and it wasn't a taboo.

not to be a dick but everyone has some thing they feel every day, relating that to your job is stupid, even though i know this is a meme but people try to relate to it anyhow so im just thinking...

I do this all the time.