Understand your views to a point Monto. Have a brother who is a self employed tradie (works huge hours) and my folks were stoic hard working farmers. For them you only take a day off, if you are near death.
I also worked for many years in both public (3 years at a Council) and private (15 odd years in banking) sectors - and would get really irritated for those small number of work mates who used to treat their sick leave as almost annual leave, and be continously absent. You just knew they were taking the piss, leaving you to work late having to pick up some of their work. Thank fudge those days are over.
But I also have both a close friend and my half sister, with daughters age 17-19 who both suffer from severe anxiety. Absolutely crippling for both the young girls, and their families. Can't go to school (study online), basically barely leave the family homes. Not only them, but their families almost become prisoners. My half sister's daughter will suffer a panic attack, if she is alone in the house. The whole family have to adjust their daily routines to her. It can appear incredibly selfish, but it is a genuine mental illness.
Maybe Wisnewski needs a long break away from the game (seemed to work for Tratt from memory), or just concentrate on WahineNix, and forget about the Ferns for now. There will be other World Cups.
Oh & it's the self employed/blue collar world that needs to change, re the whole mental health awareness concepts - not the other way round. Times have changed.
I also worked for many years in both public (3 years at a Council) and private (15 odd years in banking) sectors - and would get really irritated for those small number of work mates who used to treat their sick leave as almost annual leave, and be continously absent. You just knew they were taking the piss, leaving you to work late having to pick up some of their work. Thank fudge those days are over.
But I also have both a close friend and my half sister, with daughters age 17-19 who both suffer from severe anxiety. Absolutely crippling for both the young girls, and their families. Can't go to school (study online), basically barely leave the family homes. Not only them, but their families almost become prisoners. My half sister's daughter will suffer a panic attack, if she is alone in the house. The whole family have to adjust their daily routines to her. It can appear incredibly selfish, but it is a genuine mental illness.
Maybe Wisnewski needs a long break away from the game (seemed to work for Tratt from memory), or just concentrate on WahineNix, and forget about the Ferns for now. There will be other World Cups.
Oh & it's the self employed/blue collar world that needs to change, re the whole mental health awareness concepts - not the other way round. Times have changed.