# Unpaid Me Time Life is a lot, and sometimes you need a break. If you want to have a break from work we will support you. Me Time is where you can take an extended amount of unpaid time, up to 12 months (or negotiated) - and your job will be guaranteed and waiting for you. You don't need a reason, you can simply want to take time to do things like: 🧘 Have a mental health break 🎨 Write your magnum opus ✈️ Go travelling 💆 Take a career break 🍃 Caravan Australia Whatever your reasoning is, if you need time, you will have job security. Hopefully it can make decisions around how you structure your life easier. **How to request Me Time:** Talk with your manager about Me Time. They can guide and work with you around scheduling, customers and timelines. Note: leave benefits don't accrue while you're taking unpaid leave. This includes annual and personal leave as well as the time before you are eligible for long service leave. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://handbook.sixpivot.com.au/how-we-work/leave/unpaid-me-time.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.