Been working my balls off for the last several months trying to make a good impression at my job. Those several months, plus life, has drained me pretty good and I decided I would take a sick day (which I have plenty of sick time for) so I could reboot for a day and go right back to work.
My fiancé is always up for me taking days for my mental health and to recuperate, however when ever my parents find out (both boomers) they will immediately launch into a guilt tirade and will say that taking that one day off is going to get me fired immediately and/or cause my employer to look to terminate me for some reason.
Not only is this not realistically my case (and I wouldn’t want to work for a place that WOULD fire me after taking a sick day), but it’s a fucking stupid belief that you should always be willing to sacrifice yourself for your job or to never take time off.
What’s even a bigger kicker is my dad was a leader in his union and negotiated contracts, including time off and sick time, for the union members and it doesn’t make sense for him to shame me for using the time I’m given when he spent all his life making sure his fellow workers had that right.
Fuck boomers.