• freespirit
    +6

    This should be a given. Taking vacation days is a form of self-care. They help keep your mind and body up to snuff so that you can give 100% to the job at hand. Stressed out, overworked people tend to make shitty employees. Look at the bigger picture.

    • 96vs
      +3

      Spot-on. My workplace actively promotes taking leave, including unpaid leave and career breaks. I have not taken any extra leave myself, but just knowing it is there makes me feel like I have a better work-life balance and consequently, less stressed!