Burned Out? Hate Your Manager? Take a Mental-Health Leave.
Maya Sulkin reports on why an increasing number of workers see mental-health leave not as a last resort but as compensation. (Todd Plitt via Getty Images)Employees are using mental-health leave for everything from taking care of sick parents to traveling to Bali to become influencers. By Maya Sulkin08.12.26 — Culture and IdeasNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narrationREAD IN APPREAD IN APPThe night before a JPMorgan software developer was due back at the office, he lay in bed, unable to sleep. “The best way I can describe it,” the 30-year-old said, “is I got time away from a toxic family member.
- ▪Maya Sulkin reports on why an increasing number of workers see mental-health leave not as a last resort but as compensation. (Todd Plitt via Getty Images)Employees are using mental-health leave for everything from taking care of sick parent
- ▪By Maya Sulkin08.12.26 — Culture and IdeasNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narrationREAD IN APPREAD IN APPThe night before a JPMorgan software developer was due back at the off
- ▪“The best way I can describe it,” the 30-year-old said, “is I got time away from a toxic family member.
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| Original publisher | The Free Press |
| Canonical URL | https://www.thefp.com/p/mental-health-leave-employee-burnout |
| Publication time | Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:20:23 GMT |
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Burned Out? Hate Your Manager? Take a Mental-Health Leave. Maya Sulkin reports on why an increasing number of workers see mental-health leave not as a last resort but as compensation. (Todd Plitt via Getty Images)Employees are using mental-health leave for everything from taking care of sick parents to traveling to Bali to become influencers. By Maya Sulkin08.12.26 — Culture and IdeasNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narrationREAD IN APPREAD IN APPThe night before a JPMorgan software developer was due back at the office, he lay in bed, unable to sleep. “The best way I can describe it,” the 30-year-old said, “is I got time away from a toxic family member.
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