Boss’ smart Response to Employee Asking For Mental Health Day Off goes famous
Madalyn Parker, a web developer presently asked permission for a couple days of for her mental health care but she was very shocked when she got a replied email back from her boss.
Parker works for one software engineering company named Olark and she has become a vocal advocate for her workplace staff as she wrote an emotional essay in 2015 describing that the tough time she had in battling with her mental heal condition and how this problem affects her work quality.
Normally, this kind of company is giving work that causes a lot of mental problems like depression, anxiety and other mental disorders. She got a lot of praise and support from social media after sharing the email she received from her boss Olark CEO Ben Congleton.
More than 9.5 thousand retweet and 32 thousand likes. If you want to read the touching email from her boss please find out here. (h/t: Attn) Via: Boredpanda
Meet Madalyn Parker, a web developer from Michigan who works for Olark
Recently, she found herself needing a few days off, which she emailed her team about right away
The way her boss responded, though, was something most of us would never imagine
After sharing the touching message on Twitter, the world pretty much gave him a digital standing ovation
Unfortunately, employees from other companies didn’t get the same support from their bosses
Some people even sparked a discussion on what kind of leave people should be taking for mental health issues
Do you think employees deserve days off work to take care of their mental health?
