• Rusty Raven M
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    I have just worked out I have enough sick leave available to take all of March off. Tempting to book off due to existential angst, but it’s probably a better idea to just cut down on the doomscrolling.

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        Probably not, because at home I can break myself away to do something else when I realise I’ve been wallowing too much. At work I’m often stuck at my desk with not much happening and I can’t do anything else much because I am “monitoring”, but there’s not enough to do to keep me fully occupied so I end up mindlessly scrolling reddit and things.

    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt
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      Maybe take 1 week off in the 2nd half. Gives you something to look forward to!

      I’ve stopped reading the news entirely. I understand it’s a somewhat privledged position, but my mental health suffers greatly from dooms rolling.

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      If you can wait until April stacking leave with Easter and/or ANZAC gets a longer break as a freebie (for most people).

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        I don’t get public holidays off, so it doesn’t add anything for me to take leave then (and if I do I lose out on penalty rates, so would prefer to work anyway). I do get next year’s sick leave credited mid April though, so I technically could get a much longer break by taking it then.