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Woman asked her boss for a mental health day. The screenshot of his response was unbelievable.

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62% Informative

Madalyn Parker wanted to take a few days off work to focus on her mental health.

The CEO of her company thanked her for sharing her experience with depression.

There's still a great amount of stigma associated with mental illness in the workplace.

The Mayo Clinic recommends individuals take mental health days as "an intentional act to alleviate distress".

VR Score

64

Informative language

64

Neutral language

35

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

36

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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no external sources

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