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If you want to increase burnout (and its inevitable resultant churn) in an organisation, capping vacation length sounds like a surefire way to achieve that.

itake 9y ago
I think its better to take 1 week off 4x per year instead of 4 weeks off once per year. Working 11 months without a single vacation would cause me to burn out.
- garyfirestorm 9y ago
  It takes about 36 hours one way to reach India. If I am going to spend so much time and money on flight, I would rather stay for 3 weeks and make best out of the vacation. Yeah, so this policy is a little strange imo.
- sarreph 9y ago
  Good point — I guess it's akin to the effect of napping on a macro scale. However, if I only ever take a week out, I find that I don't get the mental rest I need to come back to my work fully energised. So, perhaps a mixture of both is ideal? :)
- haraball 9y ago
  For me it's the opposite. With ~3 weeks I manage to properly disconnect from work and recharge myself to get back. First week is winding down, second week is enjoying the time off, third week is looking forward to get started again. I do take long weekends and the occational day off beside that though.
- dangerboysteve 9y ago
  One of my staff members needs 1 month off to visit family in India. Our company does not limit Vacation time use.
- sssilver 9y ago
  I'd rather take 2 months off once every 2 years and go on an offroad motorcycle journey through Mongolia, than do small things a week at a time.
- mnm1 9y ago
  I think that's purely a matter of opinion and certainly doesn't apply universally. I'd rather spend three to four weeks visiting my family once a year than flying to Europe and back four times a year and maybe setting them for about a day each time.
ivanhoe 9y ago
I'm against any such limits, but one could argue that a week of vacation twice a year will be more helpful against the burnout than a single two weeks vacation...
thebigspacefuck 9y ago
People should be able to do what they want and companies shouldn't be so reliant on one person that they can't take a month or two away, but taking 3-4 spaced out 1-2 week vacations is better for preventing burnout than a single 6 week vacation. According to this article, maximum benefit is achieved at 8 days of vacation https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/15/opinion/sunday/vacation-benefits.html https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/15/opinion/sunday/vacatio... Would you rather have your employees recharging their batteries multiple times a year, once a year, or one every two years?

itake 9y ago

I think its better to take 1 week off 4x per year instead of 4 weeks off once per year. Working 11 months without a single vacation would cause me to burn out.

garyfirestorm 9y ago
It takes about 36 hours one way to reach India. If I am going to spend so much time and money on flight, I would rather stay for 3 weeks and make best out of the vacation. Yeah, so this policy is a little strange imo.
sarreph 9y ago
Good point — I guess it's akin to the effect of napping on a macro scale. However, if I only ever take a week out, I find that I don't get the mental rest I need to come back to my work fully energised. So, perhaps a mixture of both is ideal? :)
haraball 9y ago
For me it's the opposite. With ~3 weeks I manage to properly disconnect from work and recharge myself to get back. First week is winding down, second week is enjoying the time off, third week is looking forward to get started again. I do take long weekends and the occational day off beside that though.
dangerboysteve 9y ago
One of my staff members needs 1 month off to visit family in India. Our company does not limit Vacation time use.
sssilver 9y ago
I'd rather take 2 months off once every 2 years and go on an offroad motorcycle journey through Mongolia, than do small things a week at a time.
mnm1 9y ago
I think that's purely a matter of opinion and certainly doesn't apply universally. I'd rather spend three to four weeks visiting my family once a year than flying to Europe and back four times a year and maybe setting them for about a day each time.

ivanhoe 9y ago

I'm against any such limits, but one could argue that a week of vacation twice a year will be more helpful against the burnout than a single two weeks vacation...

thebigspacefuck 9y ago

People should be able to do what they want and companies shouldn't be so reliant on one person that they can't take a month or two away, but taking 3-4 spaced out 1-2 week vacations is better for preventing burnout than a single 6 week vacation. According to this article, maximum benefit is achieved at 8 days of vacation https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/15/opinion/sunday/vacation-benefits.html https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/15/opinion/sunday/vacatio... Would you rather have your employees recharging their batteries multiple times a year, once a year, or one every two years?