Just writing this to get some opinions on if you would do the same.

To me personally, mental health and my family/ loved ones come before my job. My younger sister (she’s 22) called me last night crying. And if you would know my sister, you’d know she rarely ever shows her emotions, so I knew she was struggling. She told me her anxiety and depression is bad atm. (We just lost our grandma this year and my sister has been the main caretaker for our grandpa since then, so she’s been under a lot of stress and she also doesn’t have a license so she doesn’t get out of the house much). I told her I’ll be taking the day off tomorrow from work and I’m picking her up tonight to come over to my place so she can get out and get her mind off things. I’ll also be helping her setup a therapy appointment.

I don’t take off from work much, I don’t call in sick all the time. Last time I was off was in June which was for vacation. I know some people in my family will not agree that I’m just calling off, but to me it’s an important reason. Does anyone else agree with me?