I’m very depressed and stressed from my current job. Although I would love to change it, with my current workload and stress I barely have time to breath.
I’ve been wanting to disappear from planet Earth for a while thanks to my toxic work environment.
To solve that I have been thinking of going to a psychiatrist and hopefully get qualified for a stress leave, but before I do that I just want to know the effect it would have on my job hunting.
I would really appreciate it If anyone would help give me some answers to the following questions.
1)If I were to get stress leave from a doctor would my new employer know about that if I find another job ? And how would that effect me ?
2) When it comes to a clean record Is it better to take an unpaid leave rather than stress leave?
3) I already filed my tax for the year 2 weeks ago but Let’s say I take the full month of the coming December off due to stress and I find another job next year’s March would my new employer know about that?
4) Do I have to use up all my paid vacation first in order to get stress leave?
Please help I’m in tears 🙁
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1) Generally no, but you may need to disclose certain relevant medical information as part of your application.
2) Being employed is almost always better than not.
3) You have probably completed a year-end adjustment through your employer. Should you circumstances change you may need to file an ammended tax return early next year. Your new employer would not know any of the fine details of your tax return or previous pay schedule.
Fellow depressed person here. I was given the same document you are looking to get, but, having similar fears to yours, didn’t actually go on leave; let me answer only the things I know about.
1) They might be able to deduce it if they also obtain salary slips and annual income info, though there could be all kinds of reasons for them not matching, so I don’t think you need to worry about that.
4) You do **not** have to use all your paid vacation first. You might want to, because paid vacation will earn you 100% of your wages compared to the ~60% that you will get from the government if you go on stress leave, and PTO also expires after two years, but you don’t have to.
1) Unless it is some job that requires you to undergo psychological tests and disclose medical history BY LAW, then no. 99% of jobs do not legally require disclosing medical history. Only like a police officer that carries a gun might.
2) Doesn’t matter, they can’t find out. Stress leave is paid out by the MHLW the same way as unemployment or maternity leave I think? Unless the new employer has access to those records, then I doubt they can find out.
3) You don’t give your gensenchyoshyuhyo until after you get an offer letter. Any potential employer that asks for that before giving you a formal job offer on paper can eat a bag of dix.
4) No.
just quit the job, health is more important than work. fuck that place. You’ll feel better afterwards,
No way your future employer would know unless you tell them (don’t tell them). I’ve actually seen some employers (ex. m*rcari) ask if you have taken stress leave as part of their application, it’s easy- just don’t tell them… it will not benefit your chances for getting a job.
If future employer looks at your payment statement from your last job (this happens AFTER HIRING YOU) they may be able to see “hmm redblueyelloand-san is got paid less than I thought last year” but won’t know why, and frankly there could be a multitude of reasons why… not just stress leave.
Take some leave for a month or more, do job hunting while you do it, that way you don’t have the additional stress of being unemployed.
You don’t need to use all your unpaid leave first… but I don’t see a reason to use it to take a week off if you will be returning to a workplace with shitty conditions just to get worse again.
Edit- Source: I have taken stress leave