I read your title and it sort of spoke to me...I have been thinking about taking a day off work, something I have not done for a long time, because I feel I need it. Sure, I get my weekends, but there's something a little decadent about a day off in the week that one gets paid for.
I was talking to the State Manager (my direct up-chain) and he said to do it; he said take a few if I wanted. As you may recall I work in trucking and the industry is brutal and notoriously meat-grinderish...It was good to know my day off paradigm was supported and encouraged.
I was considering taking annual leave (vacation days) to do it but I think will use my sick leave accrued...it's easy enough to get a doctors certificate being diabetic and all. I mention the word stress and he askes if I want a month off.
I'll take a day and enjoy it, then it'll be out of my system.
Also, I like what you do with your desk/workspace/room. That sort of thing goes a long way towards keeping attitude and productivity up. I do the same with photos and things. No snowman though, they're rather out of place in the oven that is Australia in summer. Lol.
Be well.
I had already noticed it had been more than a day since you posted (or if you did, the Hive wasn't letting me see it) and I had wondered if you were taking a short moment to breath.
I'm glad your management folks quickly showed you they were good with it. Good leaders usually are. Better that you not burn out your prize sales folks if you want them to keep up the good job and be happy while they are doing it.
Our vacation and sick leave are in the same pool of days and unfortunately we can't accumulate them. If we don't take them all in one year we can lose them. We can carry over 40 hours, but it must be taken before the middle of the following year and then you still need to take the rest of them before the end.... or do the same thing over. I always try to take all but two of mine, leaving just the 2 unscheduled till the end, just in case of surprises. I actually WANT to take them all. I love being off and still being paid for it. I will NEVER give one back... oh no... not me !
I do think it is good for me to keep happy things around my desk as like you say, it helps with my attitude and my good attitude keeps my productivity at it's best. I don't do the snowmen when it is summer here either, more flowers and trees and painted houses in the evenings with fireflies. The more I change it around for the seasons, the more art I get to buy too ! Any excuse will do !
..and Be Well sentiments back at you !
Oh, that's interesting about your sick days and annual leave!
Here, annual leave days roll over and accrue. For a full-time employee there's four weeks total, so if one took none for three years they'd have sixteen weeks accrued. It gets paid out if the employee leaves the company, but with no leave loading.
(A leave loading of 17% is usually paid on top of one's annual leave pay with most companies.)
With sick pay there's ten days annually and they accrue also, year on year, although are not paid our on leaving the company.
I like our system better than yours.
I'm not taking a work break, am at work now writing this, but I'll take a day or so I'm the near future I think. The lack of posting is because I prioritised my real life over Hive, as everyone should do.
Be well sentiments received. Lol.