Woman's Boss Is Surprisingly Supportive When She Takes Mental Health Days

Woman's Boss Is Surprisingly Supportive When She Takes Mental Health Days

While the U.S. guarantees unpaid sick leave through the Family and Medical Leave Act, it doesn't currently require that employees have access to paid sick days.

It shouldn't come as a surprise, then, that many Americans are afraid of getting sick because they simply can't afford the time missed at their jobs. Some also feel forced to lie about being physically ill when it comes to taking days off for mental health, because too many employers consider it an excuse from someone who just doesn't want to work that day.

Fortunately for Madalyn Parker, a web developer who works for the live chat software company Olark, her boss, Ben Congleton, sees things a bit differently.

Parker suffers from chronic depression and anxiety. When she felt that she needed a couple of days off to focus on her mental health, her boss was surprisingly supportive.

Wanting to be transparent with her coworkers, Parker emailed to let them know she was taking a couple of mental health days. Congleton responded by commending her for being honest and emphasizing that mental health is just as important as physical.

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