It’s pretty clear when you need to take a mental-health day. But he knew asking for a mental-health day would read as weak in the firm’s macho, competitive culture. The 31-year-old texted his boss, Noah Kain: “Hey, Noah, I’m having some mental-health issues and I feel I need to address them immediately.”Mr. Kain, also 31, had never received a request for a mental-health day. “Some employees use this phrase mental-health day to cover up for the fact that they just want a day off because they have something better to do. • Avoid using a mental-health day as a pretext for playing hooky.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 17, 2018 15:35 UTC