I'm going to the GP this afternoon to be signed off work after a long-term bullying situation was failed to be resolved by management and has left me with PTSD-type symptoms.
My work culture is totally toxic (think political staffer, high levels of burnout and presentism, high stakes work and a lot of stigma about people who take time off for personal or health reasons as not being "resilient"). It's likely I'll not return, but that's if I can find another job first, and that's not until I can get on top of my stress related illnesses which the job has caused.
What do I do now? Do I need to tell management the exact reason for being signed off, or can I use a vague reason? If anyone else has been through this and come out the other side, what advice would you give me?