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Stop Focusing on 40 Hours of Work
- carschno 3y agoCompanies offer unlimited vacation because it is an effective way of reducing the amount of vacation that employees take. A fixed number of vacation days should be seen as minimum, not (only) as a maximum. This works because the formal level is eliminated ("I have X vacation days per year, but I have only taken X-Y days, so I will take Y more days before the end of the year."). Instead, employees need to defend each vacation against their manager. Needless to say that insisting on vacation will not look great when it comes to discussion about promotions, salary etc., especially in comparison to a co-worker who has taken significantly less vacation. Hence, "unlimited vacation" becomes a race towards zero vacation.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> Companies offer unlimited vacation because it is an effective way of reducing the amount of vacation that employees take. Companies offer unlimited vacation because “unlimited” is a benefit during employment, not a form of compensation that, in many US jurisidctions, must be cashed out at separation at thr employees current pay rate, which means unlimited vacation means balances don’t have to be tracked, accrued, and recognized as a liability on financial statements, whereas defined vacation does.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoI think you are right wrt the primary reason. That doesn't mean the hours taken doesn't also fall in favor of it.