Business Mental Health – Week 3

We spoke about taking breaks while you are on the job and at your workspace. What about the days your company allows you to take off. Vacations, mental health days, or whatever they call them. Do you actually take them off? Fear of not taking time off is a mental health drain. I remember a person that felt they could not be replaced because they did not write down anything that they did. They felt that this was their job security. They were so busy and were not taking any time off. They felt if they were the only person that knew where things were and they were always available, that this was a sure way to keep their job. The problem was…. They never took time off, they were always available, they were not able to realize that getting help and asking for help was a good thing for them mentally. Instead, this person ran from one floor to another doing what needed to be done. They were exhausted and, in their mind, they were the only one that could do the job. You may have guessed what happened. They could not keep up; they did not allow anyone to step in from time to time to assist in what needed to be done and their job performance began to decline. This went on for years until one day, the boss called them into the office and let them go. It wasn’t because they were lazy or weren’t doing the job. It was because our bodies mentally and physically cannot go 24/7 without breaks. Who do you have, or have you asked to help you with what your job is? Spring is here and vacation time is here. As Creative Ideas Agency have been helping businesses be the secret partner for their advertising, public relations and social media, we have also been filling in to help with job assignments when you need us. We have filled in on those projects that you either need an extra hand to handle a project or while you are on vacation, making sure that the project continues to be on schedule.