In 2015, I burned out at my job as an account manager for a technology PR agency, where I had worked full time for the previous five years. I was exhausted and stressed, and I realized that I needed to reevaluate my work-life balance to feel better.
I decided I wanted to reduce my working hours to a four-day week. But I had no dependents at the time and didn’t know how to request flexible working for well-being and mental-health reasons, rather than for childcare or family commitments.
I worried my request might be seen as a lack of commitment toward my job (it wasn’t) and affect my career progression.
After a lot of research, I made a formal request, and it was granted.
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