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I run https://4dayweek.io https://4dayweek.io and during the time I spent researching companies, it blew my mind how awful the vacation policy is in some compan
by philmcp 5y ago
I run https://4dayweek.io https://4dayweek.io and during the time I spent researching companies, it blew my mind how awful the vacation policy is in some companies (especially the US)
i.e. 10 days vacation shouldn't be celebrated as a benefit.
Vacation isn't everything though; there have been some studies which show the positive effect of a vacation quickly disappears when work resumes.
What we really need (imo) is a shorter, more focused work week (with less fluff + meetings) i.e. a 4 day work week
- verve_rat 5y agoComing from a country where 4 weeks plus 11 (soon to be 12) public holidays is the legal minimum I really don't understand the US system.
- nickjj 5y agoWhen you say 4 weeks, do you mean 20 days off because there's typically 5 work days in a week or do you mean 30 days?
- verve_rat 5y agoThe legislation says 4 weeks. In practice that means if you work 5 days a week you get 20 days. If you work 3 days a week you get 12 days. I have never heard of an employer that makes its employees only take whole weeks rather than a day here or there even though technically you are only entitled to "weeks" off.
- aix1 5y ago> I have never heard of an employer that makes its employees only take whole weeks rather than a day here or there This could be country-specific, but in investment banking it is common to require employees to periodically take an uninterrupted block of vacation (in my country, a two-week block once per year seems typical). The rationale is to make it more difficult to perpetuate certain types of fraud, since the bad actor would need to collude with another employee to cover up in their absence. A bit of a corner case, but thought I'd mention.