Work Stress

Stressful job?  Mental health days are a solution for many.

One in five workers will take time off from work because of stress, and 93 percent of these employees report lying — most of them reluctantly — to bosses about the reasons for staying home…the top five cover-ups used for stress absences include the following: stomach ache (36 percent), cold (13 percent), headache (12 percent), medical appointment (6 percent), and bad back (5 percent).