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Fortune
Jessica Coacci

Millennial CEO shares 'the most honest' absence request from his Gen Z staffer: 'I recently had a breakup... I need a short break'

Worker and boss upset (Credit: Hinterhaus Productions-Getty Images)

Gen Z often gets flak for leaning too heavily on the life side of work-life balance, like turning down a meeting request because it clashed with a workout. Now, a millennial CEO has added to the debate, with the “most honest” absence request he’s ever received from an employee: To take 12 days off to deal with heartbreak. 

Jasveer Singh, co-founder and CEO of knot.dating (an AI matrimony app in India) shared the email he received from his young staff member on social media and it’s piquing the attention of thousands of users.

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