# @life_and_sunshine on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVJciA0CBa6
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63278386-life-and-sunshine-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5a17141767.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-24T16:46:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nat ☀️ (@life_and_sunshine) — https://gondola.cc/life_and_sunshine

## Caption

I was actually so SO nervous to ask to compensate my overwork hours at my new job 😬 I don’t actually get to count my overwork hours at my new job but I decided that I had done a lot 👩‍🔬 I trained my colleagues to take over in my absence 🧪 and I was generally just exhausted 🥱 
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So I walked up to my boss, ready to put up a fight if need be 🤓 and he just agreed with me 👀 like “yes of course you should take some time off after working so hard” and “I really appreciate all the extra time and effort you’ve put in, now take a break and relax” 😨 and I just stood there with my mouth open like a fish not knowing what to do 🐟 
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So I said “okay, cool” and walked away 😂 and that was it 🤯 my academic trauma didn’t know how to cope with it… I didn’t think it was really happening for so long even when my day off arrived 😬 Like it could be retracted at any moment and everyone would laugh at me for thinking it was real 🙈 
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But it is real!! Nobody has bothered me or asked anything of me 🤩 I am really just relaxing and taking time for myself 😃 and it’s nice and it feels good!! 😍 So I am happy and hopefully recovering enough to get back into a regular posting rhythm for you all 😊 
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#phd #academic #trauma #phdstudentlife #phdstudentsofinstagram

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trauma, phdstudentlife, academic, phdstudentsofinstagram, phd

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