I get 3 weeks PTO a year. I'm pretty broke nowadays, so I'm not going on week long vacations. I mostly use my PTO for mental health days, which unfortunately I need often. I always feel like a human trash bag texting my boss in the morning that I won't be coming in. I'm worried she thinks I'm lazy, or is annoyed at the sameday call offs. But she's never said anything. I'll usually check the work calendar and if others are out, I'll power through the day and just cry during lunch. There is no one else scheduled off today, so I asked for the day today. I have the PTO, it's there to use, right? So why do I feel like I'm doing something horrible? Are the same day call offs a bad look?