Needing to relax
John was stressed out because of work and needed to find a way to destress. It wasn’t just so that his work performance could be better, it was also for his mental health. In the workplace, a lot of bosses don’t really consider mental health as a legitimate reason to get time off. John knew this well.
He wasn’t about to ask his boss, at the company that he had just started working at for time off. That would leave a terrible impression and he would be at risk of getting fried. Since he lived alone and was paying all of his own bills, he couldn’t risk that happening.