Does your employee policy handbook specifically state if there is a specific type of instance these days should be used for?
In my handbook... for our company it is called "sick/personal" time and may be used to either call off on day for illness or other personal reason, or to have paid time when you leave the office for a personal appointment you have scheduled such as a Doctors appointment. You have a bank of time and once that bank is gone you no longer have that coverage pay.
So in my case I would have no guilt saying I needed to take a personal day, I've taken "mental health" personal days in the past where I might not be the cold/flu sick, but I need a day for me just because.
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