It's National Sickie Day – but why won't we blame our mental health?

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59 percent of people fear that if their mental health problems became common knowledge in their workplace it would negatively affect their relationship with their colleagues, while 55 percent thought it would affect chances of promotion

 

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Oh yeah. .. if you tell them the truth about you mental illness you can lose your job. Label you a nut job. This happened to a friend of mine.

Iromg National sickie day the day after the superbowl 🤔

Anything that could affect your attendance will impact your prospects at work

One of the major advantages of living in the late 2010s is that these fears are now often misplaced.

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