What if you could take a month — or more — off work and still get paid for it? We’re not talking about vacation days, but instead, paid sabbaticals. Originally, sabbaticals were most commonly given to ...

The woman said her family rescheduled their holiday celebration without consulting her and then criticized her for refusing to call off a critical work shift Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE ...

We’ve all heard the classic excuses—“I’m sick,” “my car broke down”—but sometimes people get wildly creative when they want to skip work. From the ridiculous to the downright unbelievable, some ...

Editor’s Note: There will be spoilers for the second and third volumes of the On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance manga below. As a refresher, Hanku and Amata both work at the same company. She’s known as ...

One of Square Enix’s most recent releases is On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance, a slice-of-life manga series that explores identity and relationships while also celebrating people expressing themselves ...

Balancing work and personal life has become a growing challenge as more people spend their days working from home. Without clear boundaries between office hours and downtime, it can be easy to stay ...

"Vacation guilt" is common among American workers, with many feeling guilty about taking PTO. Some workers are concerned about job security or about others having to pick up their slack. Planning, ...

‘I hate my boss?’ nope, that is not an acceptable reason for time off work, according to the leader of a recent sick pay review. Former John Lewis boss Sir Charlie Mayfield’s report found that poor ...

The shift begins when she leaves her desk at 5 p.m. She drives home, arriving at 5:45. Five minutes later, she’s starting a load of laundry; at 6 p.m. she changes into workout clothes. By 6:25 she’s ...