An alternative to crying at your desk
According to the Telegraph over in the U.K., a Japanese PR company is offering a new form of bereavement leave: breakup leave.
Every year, you get one day of leave after a breakup in your early 20s, two days in your late 20s and three days from 30 and beyond. The theory is that the time off will make employees better, less-distracted workers in the long run.
According to the paper, the company spells out its policy on its Web site:
Every year, you get one day of leave after a breakup in your early 20s, two days in your late 20s and three days from 30 and beyond. The theory is that the time off will make employees better, less-distracted workers in the long run.
According to the paper, the company spells out its policy on its Web site:
Many companies have maternity leave and claim they are kind to women because of this… People may take sick leave, yet not for heartache. But people would find it harder to be at work in such a situation, making simple mistakes, doing strange things.It's a nice idea, but it seems that this company is already a little leave-happy -- they also have biannual shopping leave for workers, so that they have a chance to cash in on sales. And everyone handles breakups in different ways, but I'm actually happy to go to work after a breakup. That's the one place I don't really have reminders of the wreckage of my love life.
Comments
Are you kidding? I will take any and all leave they will offer!
Soon there will be a leave day when I eat too many cookies the night before and feel bloated leave. Or when I wake up and there is an awful 70s song on the radio and made me wake up on the wrong side of the bed leave.
5 day work weeks are Satan's work. More leave.
Posted by: JTK | May 19, 2008 2:59 PM
JTK, I heart you. I will cash in on "I eat too many cookies the night before" leave.
Posted by: maryann | May 19, 2008 3:02 PM
I agree, it is best to carry on with work after a break up, staying home is just more depressing.
I think I need the "I had a REALLY good date last night and was up all night 'entertaining'" leave day. :)
Posted by: CD | May 20, 2008 1:12 PM
I already have this...I call it a "slick day"
Let's just say that month that I called out every monday...I was not sick. When you mention illness and bathroom...no one questions you.
Posted by: Amadeo | May 20, 2008 7:24 PM